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Print, Minerva and Mercury

This is a Print. It was print maker: Francesco Bartolozzi and after Giovanni Battista Cipriani. It is dated 1787. Its medium is aquatint engraving in brown ink 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

24.8 × 24.3 cm (9 3/4 × 9 9/16 in.)

It is signed

Below, the artists' names

It is inscribed

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Print, Minerva and Mercury; Print Maker: Francesco Bartolozzi (Italian, 1727–1815); After Giovanni Battista Cipriani (Italian, 1727–1785, active England, 1755–1785); Italy; aquatint engraving in brown ink on white paper; 24.8 × 24.3 cm (9 3/4 × 9 9/16 in.); Bequest of George Campbell Cooper; 1896-3-323

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