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Print, The Holy Family

This is a Print. It was print maker: Claude Mellan. It is dated 1635. 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

22.5 × 30.9 cm (8 7/8 × 12 3/16 in.)

It is signed

Signed in plate, lower center: "Claude Mellan Gall. et pinx. et sculp. cum privilegio Regis"

It is inscribed

Inscribed, lower right: "Romae sup. pm. 1635"; lower center: "Claude Mellan Gall. et pinx. et sculp. cum privilegio Regis".

Cite this object as

Print, The Holy Family; Print Maker: Claude Mellan (French, 1598 - 1688); France; engraving on white paper; 22.5 × 30.9 cm (8 7/8 × 12 3/16 in.); Bequest of George Campbell Cooper; 1896-3-139

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