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Print, Coat of Arms of the Grand Duke of Tuscany: Ornament with a Lion Mask, No. 6 from "Raccolta di varii cappriccii et nove inventioni di cartelle et ornamenti"

This is a Print. It was print maker: Stefano della Bella and dedicatee: Medici Family. It is dated 1646 and we acquired it in 1914. Its medium is etching on paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Eleanor Garnier Hewitt and Sarah Cooper Hewitt. It is credited Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt.

Its dimensions are

25.2 × 19.3 cm (9 15/16 × 7 5/8 in.)

It has the following markings

Watermark: coat of arms of France

Cite this object as

Print, Coat of Arms of the Grand Duke of Tuscany: Ornament with a Lion Mask, No. 6 from "Raccolta di varii cappriccii et nove inventioni di cartelle et ornamenti"; Print Maker: Stefano della Bella (Italian, 1610–1664); Dedicatee: Medici Family; Italy; etching on paper; 25.2 × 19.3 cm (9 15/16 × 7 5/8 in.); Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt; 1914-21-15

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