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Print, Portrait of Cardinal de Polignac

This is a Print. It was print maker: Jean François Cars and after Hyacinthe Rigaud and subject: Melchior de Polignac. It is dated ca. 1720 and we acquired it in 1950. Its medium is engraving on paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

It is credited Gift of Mrs. Leonard Bloch in memory of Mrs. Laura Barkus.

Cite this object as

Print, Portrait of Cardinal de Polignac; Print Maker: Jean François Cars (French, 1661 – 1738); After Hyacinthe Rigaud (French, 1659 - 1743); Subject: Melchior de Polignac; France; engraving on paper; Gift of Mrs. Leonard Bloch in memory of Mrs. Laura Barkus; 1950-9-1

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