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1957

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Print, Landscape With Ruined Houses

This is a Print. It was print maker: Israel Silverstre. It is dated ca. 1650 and we acquired it in 1957. Its medium is etching on paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

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

Its dimensions are

10.7 × 20.9 cm (4 3/16 × 8 1/4 in.)

It has the following markings

Watermark: pedestal in the shape of the letter "T", see catalog card for sketch.

It is inscribed

Inscribed, lower right: "Israel excudit."

Cite this object as

Print, Landscape With Ruined Houses; Print Maker: Israel Silverstre (1621 - 1691); France; etching on paper; 10.7 × 20.9 cm (4 3/16 × 8 1/4 in.); 1957-41-78

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