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Aaron

(Dutch, about 1564–1651)
Medium/TechniqueEtching and chiaroscuro woodcut, printed in two shades of sepia
DimensionsSheet: 32.7 x 23.5 cm (12 7/8 x 9 1/4 in.)
Credit LineGift of the Children of Dr. James B. Ayer
Accession number21.10814
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsPrints
InscriptionsIn plate, l.l.: ABloemaert inven In graphite, verso, l.r.: Ayer coll.
ProvenanceDr. James Bourne Ayer (b. 1849 - d. 1910), Boston; by inheritance to his children, Mary Farwell (neé Ayer) Rousmanière (b. 1878 - d. 1935), NY, NY, Nathaniel Farwell Ayer (b. 1879 - d. 1948), Boston, Dr. James Bourne Ayer (b. 1882 - d. 1963), Boston, and Elizabeth (neé Ayer) Inches (b. 1891 - d. ?); December 31, 1921, their gift to the MFA.
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