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The Abduction of Helen

(about 1493–1527)
early 16th century
Medium/TechniqueEngraving
DimensionsSheet: 29.4 x 42.2 cm (11 9/16 x 16 5/8 in.)(with thread margin at the top; trimmed on or slightly inside the platemark on the other three sides)
Credit LineHarvey D. Parker Collection—Harvey Drury Parker Fund
Accession numberP1330
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsPrints
InscriptionsEngraved in the plate, bottom left-center, "Petri de Nobilibus Formis."; engraved in the plate, bottom right, "Antonij. lafrerij. For."
ProvenanceHenry F. Sewall, New York (1816-1896)(cf. Lugt 1309); purchased by MFA November 1897
Unidentified artist, Italian, 16th century
after 1580
Unidentified artist, Italian, 16th century
late 16th–early 17th century
Unidentified artist, Italian, 16th century
late 16th century
Unidentified artist, Italian, 16th century
late 16th century
Unidentified artist, Italian, 16th century
late 16th century
Unidentified artist, Italian, 16th century
about 1540-1570
Unidentified artist, Italian, 16th century
after 1585
Unidentified artist, Italian, 16th century
about 1592–1615