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Print, Grotesque with Deities. Plate 01 “Saturne” 2nd state

This is a Print. It was created by René Boyvin and after Léonard Thiry. It is dated ca. 1540 and we acquired it in 1945. Its medium is black ink on white paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

Its dimensions are

Sheet: 28.9 x 18.8 cm (11 3/8 x 7 3/8 in.) Platemark: 17.3 x 10.9 cm (6 13/16 x 4 5/16 in.)

It is inscribed

[on a plaque]: Rous, Floren. [below] : Inventor [along lower margin]: auid prodest Saturne Pater Deglubere

Cite this object as

Print, Grotesque with Deities. Plate 01 “Saturne” 2nd state; René Boyvin (French, 1525 - 1625); After Léonard Thiry (Flemish, 1550); France; black ink on white paper; Sheet: 28.9 x 18.8 cm (11 3/8 x 7 3/8 in.) Platemark: 17.3 x 10.9 cm (6 13/16 x 4 5/16 in.); 1945-70-5

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