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The Fall of Phaeton

(Italian, 1555–1630)
late 16th–early 17th century
Medium/TechniqueEtching and engraving
DimensionsSheet: 16.8 x 23.9 cm (6 5/8 x 9 7/16 in.)
Platemark: 13.8 x 18.6 cm (5 7/16 x 7 5/16 in.)
Credit LineBequest of William Perkins Babcock
Accession numberB3473
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsPrints
InscriptionsEngraved in the plate, bottom left, "Marco Sadeler excudit."
ProvenanceWilliam Perkins Babcock, Boston, Paris (1826-1899); his bequest to the MFA 1900
Unidentified artist, Italian, 17th century
mid 17th–late 17th century
Restricted: For reference only
Unidentified artist, Italian, 17th century
early 17th–mid 17th century
Unidentified artist, Italian, 17th century
early 17th century
Unidentified artist, Italian, 17th century
early 17th century
Unidentified artist, Italian, 17th century
early 17th century
Unidentified artist, Italian, 17th century
early 17th century
Unidentified artist, Italian, 17th century
late 16th–early 17th century