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Print, Virgin, Infant, and Joseph with an Angel Playing on a Violin

This is a Print. It was print maker: Francesco Bartolozzi and after Giovanni Francesco Barbieri (called Guercino). It is dated 1760-1770. Its medium is engraving in brown ink on 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

33.5 × 47 cm (13 3/16 × 18 1/2 in.)

It is signed

Below, the artists' names.

It is inscribed

Below, the artists' names.

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Print, Virgin, Infant, and Joseph with an Angel Playing on a Violin; Print Maker: Francesco Bartolozzi (Italian, 1727–1815); After Giovanni Francesco Barbieri (called Guercino) (Italian, 1591 – 1666); Italy; engraving in brown ink on paper; 33.5 × 47 cm (13 3/16 × 18 1/2 in.); Bequest of George Campbell Cooper; 1896-3-250

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