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Print, Vases, from Le Blanc 4.

This is a Print. It was etched by Mauro Antonio Tesi and after Stefano della Bella. It is dated ca. 1750 and we acquired it in 1944. Its medium is etching on laid paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

It is credited Museum purchase through gift of Mrs. John Innes Kane.

Its dimensions are

Platemark: 10.8 x 15.7 cm (4 1/4 x 6 3/16 in.) Sheet: 11 x 15.9 cm (4 5/16 x 6 1/4 in.)

It has the following markings

Bottom margin, left: MT (monogram)

Cite this object as

Print, Vases, from Le Blanc 4.; After Stefano della Bella (Italian, 1610–1664); Etched by Mauro Antonio Tesi (Italian, 1730 - 1766); Italy; etching on laid paper; Platemark: 10.8 x 15.7 cm (4 1/4 x 6 3/16 in.) Sheet: 11 x 15.9 cm (4 5/16 x 6 1/4 in.); Museum purchase through gift of Mrs. John Innes Kane; 1944-24-15-1

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