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Print, from a series of 12 "Ornaments for Goldsmiths" Grotesques

This is a Print. It was engraved by Philips Galle and after Marcus Gerards I. It is dated ca. 1570 and we acquired it in 1945. Its medium is engraving on white 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

7.8 × 6.8 cm (3 1/16 × 2 11/16 in.)

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Print, from a series of 12 "Ornaments for Goldsmiths" Grotesques; Engraved by Philips Galle (Flemish, 1537 - 1612); After Marcus Gerards I (1521 – ca. 1604); Netherlands; engraving on white paper; 7.8 × 6.8 cm (3 1/16 × 2 11/16 in.); Museum purchase through gift of Mrs. John Innes Kane; 1945-17-2

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