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Print, Medallion Portraot of Joseph-Marie Vien

This is a Print. It was print maker: Dominique Vivant Denon and subject: Joseph Marie Vien the Elder. It is dated ca. 1788 and we acquired it in 1931. Its medium is etching 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

3.8 × 3.8 cm (1 1/2 × 1 1/2 in.)

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Print, Medallion Portraot of Joseph-Marie Vien; Print Maker: Dominique Vivant Denon (French, 1747 - 1825); Subject: Joseph Marie Vien the Elder (French, 1716 – 1809); France; etching on paper; 3.8 × 3.8 cm (1 1/2 × 1 1/2 in.); Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt; 1931-94-248

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