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Print, L'Empire de Flore

This is a Print. It was print maker: Gérard Audran and after Nicolas Poussin. It is dated ca. 1680-1700 and we acquired it in 1957. Its medium is engraving on paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Bruno Lasker and Mrs. Bruno Lasker.

Its dimensions are

Plate: 42 × 53 cm (16 9/16 × 20 7/8 in.) Paper: 48.2 × 64.4 cm (19 in. × 25 3/8 in.)

It is inscribed

Inscribed below: "L'Empire de Flore" and a two line inscription from Ovid. Lower center: "N. Poussin pinx"; lower right: "Gravé par Girard Audran avec pri. aux 2 piliers dor."

Cite this object as

Print, L'Empire de Flore; Print Maker: Gérard Audran (Flemish, active in France, 1640–1703); After Nicolas Poussin (French, 1594–1665); France; engraving on paper; Plate: 42 × 53 cm (16 9/16 × 20 7/8 in.) Paper: 48.2 × 64.4 cm (19 in. × 25 3/8 in.); 1957-41-223

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