This image is in the public domain (free of copyright restrictions), and as such we offer a high-resolution image of it. See our image rights statement.

 

Object Timeline

  • We acquired this object.

2016

2025

  • You found it!

Print, An Egyptian Sacrifice of a Virgin to the Nile

This is a Print. It was print maker: Federico Faruffini. It is dated 1867. Its medium is etching on cream paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Samuel P. Avery. It is credited Gift of Samuel P. Avery.

Its dimensions are

35.8 × 45.3 cm (14 1/8 × 17 13/16 in.)

It is signed

Signed in plate, lower right: F. Faruffini pin. ex.

It is inscribed

Inscribed, lower right: "Partie superior d'un tableau representant / Le Sacrifice Egyptian d'une vierge ou Nil / Solon de 1867 / F. Faruffini pin. ex."

Cite this object as

Print, An Egyptian Sacrifice of a Virgin to the Nile; Print Maker: Federico Faruffini (Italian, active in France, 1833 - 1969); Italy; etching on cream paper; 35.8 × 45.3 cm (14 1/8 × 17 13/16 in.); Gift of Samuel P. Avery; 1898-6-36

This image is in the public domain (free of copyright restrictions). You can copy, modify, and distribute this work without contacting the Smithsonian. For more information, visit the Smithsonian’s Terms of Use page.

If you would like to cite this object in a Wikipedia article please use the following template:

<ref name=CH>{{cite web |url=https://www-4.collection.cooperhewitt.org/objects/18103449/ |title=Print, An Egyptian Sacrifice of a Virgin to the Nile |author=Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum |accessdate=14 February 2025 |publisher=Smithsonian Institution}}</ref>