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Print, Peep-show, Vue d'Optique, Place de la Basilique de Saint Jean de Latran Mere et Chef de Toutes Les Eglises de Rome, No. 104

This is a Print. It is dated ca. 1750 and we acquired it in 1901. Its medium is engraving in ink with washes of watercolor on paper, mounted on scrapbook page. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Edith Wharton and Edith Wharton. It is credited Gift of Mrs. Edward R. Wharton.

Its dimensions are

28 × 42.3 cm (11 in. × 16 5/8 in.)

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Print, Peep-show, Vue d'Optique, Place de la Basilique de Saint Jean de Latran Mere et Chef de Toutes Les Eglises de Rome, No. 104; France; engraving in ink with washes of watercolor on paper, mounted on scrapbook page; 28 × 42.3 cm (11 in. × 16 5/8 in.); Gift of Mrs. Edward R. Wharton; 1901-30-49

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