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St. John on Patmos

(French, 1623–1693)
(French, 1619–1690)
(French, active in Lyon 1850 – 1867)
about 1650-1680
Medium/TechniqueEngraving
DimensionsSheet: 46 × 34.5 cm (18 1/8 × 13 9/16 in.)
Platemark: 44.6 × 33.2 cm (17 9/16 × 13 1/16 in.)
Credit LineHarvey D. Parker Collection—Harvey Drury Parker Fund
Accession numberP4628
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsPrints
InscriptionsEngraved in the plate, in the lower margin, left, "C. Lebrun Pinxit."; in the lower margin, right, "Poilly Sculp."; to the left and right of the coat of arms, in shaded block letters, "SAINT JEAN" / "L'EVANGELISTE.", in script, "Quasi fortis aquila" / "ascendet et avolavit.", and also in script, "A Lyon, chez Pintard J.ne" / "Ed.r rue de l'Annonciade, 2."
ProvenanceEarly provenance not researched; Henry F. Sewall (1816-1896, New York, Lugt 1309); purchased by MFA, November 1897.
François Poilly I
about 1650-1680