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Print, Virgin and Child

This is a Print. It was print maker: Claude Mellan. It is dated 1627. Its medium is engraving on white paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was bequest of George Campbell Cooper. It is credited Bequest of George Campbell Cooper.

Its dimensions are

25.8 × 37 cm (10 3/16 × 14 9/16 in.)

It is signed

At lower right, some stones with inscription: "C. Mellan G. inven. et sculp. cum privilegio."

It is inscribed

At lower right, some stones with inscription: "C. Mellan G. inven. et sculp. cum privilegio."

Cite this object as

Print, Virgin and Child; Print Maker: Claude Mellan (French, 1598 - 1688); France; engraving on white paper; 25.8 × 37 cm (10 3/16 × 14 9/16 in.); Bequest of George Campbell Cooper; 1896-3-138

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