St. John the Baptist
Girolamo Mocetto
(Italian, 1454 to 1458–not earlier than 1531)
Andrea Mantegna
(Italian (Paduan, active in Mantua), about 1431–1506)
about 1500-1510
Medium/TechniqueEngraving
DimensionsSheet: 30.6 × 19.7 cm (12 1/16 × 7 3/4 in.)(trimmed within the platemark)
Credit LinePurchased with an appropriation from the MFA Avery Fund
Accession number17.3406
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Provenance17th or 18th century, probably purchased by either Philip Herbert, 5th Earl of Pembroke (b. 1621 - d. 1668), or his son Thomas Herbert, 8th Earl of Pembroke (b. 1656 - d. 1733), Wilton House; by descent to their heirs, including Reginald Herbert, 15th Earl of Pembroke (b. 1880 - d. 1960), who sold 16 albums that contained the print collection; July 5-6, 1917, Wilton House sale, Sotheby's, London, lot 115, purchased for £22 by the MFA. (Accession Date: October, 1917)
