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Print, Judith with the Head of Holofernes

This is a Print. It was print maker: Claude Mellan and after Virginia Vezzi. It is dated ca. 1624–1627 and we acquired it in 1931. Its medium is engraving on paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

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

Its dimensions are

16.6 × 11.3 cm (6 9/16 × 4 7/16 in.)

Cite this object as

Print, Judith with the Head of Holofernes; Print Maker: Claude Mellan (French, 1598 - 1688); After Virginia Vezzi (Italian, 1601 - 1638); France; engraving on paper; 16.6 × 11.3 cm (6 9/16 × 4 7/16 in.); Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt; 1931-94-244

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