Anunciatio Beatæ Mariæ (L'Annonciation ; Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin ; Annunciation, with angel approaching the seated Mary from the left, and the dove of the Holy Spirit above), from the series Vita et historia beatæ Mariæ virginis matris Dei (La Vie de la Vierge ; The Life and History of the the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God)
Jacques Callot, French, 1592 - 1635
about 1634
Etching on paper
Plate: 2 1/2 × 1 3/4 in. (6.3 × 4.4 cm)
Sheet: 2 5/8 × 1 7/8 in. (6.7 × 4.8 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Mrs. Hersey Egginton in memory of her son, Everett Egginton, Class of 1921
PR.954.20.105
Publisher
Israël Henriet, Paris
Geography
Place Made: France, Europe
Period
1600-1800
Object Name
Research Area
Not on view
Inscriptions
Inscribed, in plate, lower center margin: Anunciatio Beatae [ae in ligature] Mariae [ae in ligature]; inscribed, in plate, lower left: Cum Priuilegio Regis.; inscribed, in plate, lower right: Callot fe. Israel excud.
Provenance
Collected by Hersey Egginton (1875-1951); bequeathed to his wife, Mary E. (Benner) Egginton (1875-1962), Garden City, New York, 1951; given to present collection, 1954.
Catalogue Raisonne
Lieure 1371; Meaume 80
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