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Print, The Carnival of Venice (Peep-show)

This is a Print. It was created by Martin Engelbrecht. It is dated 1730–50 and we acquired it in 1937. Its medium is engraving, brush and watercolor on paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Mrs. James Ward Thorne. It is credited Gift of Mrs. James Ward Thorne.

  • Map of Venice Brooch
  • inlaid copper, silver, gold.
  • The Susan Grant Lewin Collection, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum.
  • 2016-34-69

Its dimensions are

9.6 x 15 cm (3 3/4 x 5 7/8 in.)

Cite this object as

Print, The Carnival of Venice (Peep-show); Martin Engelbrecht (German, 1684–1756); Germany; engraving, brush and watercolor on paper; 9.6 x 15 cm (3 3/4 x 5 7/8 in.); Gift of Mrs. James Ward Thorne; 1937-38-8-e

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