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Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma (b. 1545 - d. 1592)

(Netherlandish, about 1538/39–1617)
about 1600
Medium/TechniqueEngraving
DimensionsPlatemark: 27.4 × 22.2 cm (10 13/16 × 8 3/4 in.)
Credit LineBequest of Washington Irving Jenkins
Accession numberM26853
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ClassificationsPrints
InscriptionsInscribed in plate, in lower margin: ALEXANDER FERNESIVS PARMÆ ET PLACENTIÆ PRINCEPS, GVBERNATOR ER/CAPITANUVS GENERALIS REGIONVM BELGICAR SVB PHILIPPO.II.HISP REGE CATHOLIC.
ProvenanceWashington Irving Jenkins (b. 1848 - d. 1917), Clinton, MA; August 1, 1917, his bequest to the MFA. (Accession Date: August 1, 1917)
Thou Shalt Not Covet Thy Neighbor's Wife
Harmen Jansz. Muller
about 1566