Artist: Nicolas Poussin (French, 1594 - 1665), after.
Engraver: Jean Pesne (French, 1623 - 1700).
Title: Roman Charity.
Signed, Titled, and Annotated in the plate beneath the image: J. Pesne fecit. Hinc pater, hinc natus, Charitas me impellit utrinqe: / Sed prius hunc servo, gignere quem nequeo. Poussin Inventor. Le Blond exe. Avec Privilege du Roy. Stamp in blue ink monogram L.D. in an oval stands for a collection of Loÿs Delteil, French engraver, lithographer, illustrator, and art historian (1869 - 1927). It corresponded with the signature verso Loÿs Delteil 1884. Verso purple stamp Museum of Fine Art, Boston, stamp 'duplicate sold by the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.' Reference in pencil on catalogue raisonné des estampes Alexandre P. Robert-Dumesnil 3. 124. 13. J. Pesne 1623-1700.
Dimensions: Sheet 11 3/4 x 9 5/8".
Publisher: Jean Le Blond (French, c. 1635 - 1709)
Date: Before 1669. (Philadelphia Museum of Art).
Materials and Techniques: Etching on laid paper.
Provenance:
- Loÿs Delteil collection since 1884.
- Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
- The Estate of George "Yorgo" Demetrakopoulos; professor, assistant director of the Medieval Institute, and assistant to the dean at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan, from 1965-2000.
Condition: Residue of old hinge verso. A detailed condition report is available on demand.
Catalog Raisonne: Le peintre-graveur françaisou Catalogue raisonné des estampes gravées par les peintres et les dessinateurs de l'école française. Ouvrage faisant suite au Peintre-graveur de M. Bartsch · Volume 3. No. 13. p. 124.
Museums and Libraries: Philadelphia Museum of Art 1985-52-26640.
Art Movements, Periods & Schools: French Art XVII C.
Note: Rare.