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1946

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Print, Ornamental Panel Surmounted with a Head Flanked by Foliage, plate 11 from the Ornamental Panel Surmounted with a Head Flanked by Foliage, from the Livre de Diverses Grotesques peintes dans le Cabinet et Bains de la Reyne Regente, au Palais Royale

This is a Print. It was designed by Simon Vouet and engraved by Michel Dorigny. It is dated 1647 and we acquired it in 1946. Its medium is etching with engraving on laid paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

It is credited Museum purchase through gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt.

Its dimensions are

9 5/8 X 10 3/8 in. (24.5 x 26.3 cm)

It is inscribed

Inscribed, at lower left: "S. Vouet in."; lower right: "M. Dorigny sc."; at center: "11."

Cite this object as

Print, Ornamental Panel Surmounted with a Head Flanked by Foliage, plate 11 from the Ornamental Panel Surmounted with a Head Flanked by Foliage, from the Livre de Diverses Grotesques peintes dans le Cabinet et Bains de la Reyne Regente, au Palais Royale; Designed by Simon Vouet (1590 – 1649); Engraved by Michel Dorigny (1617 – 1665); France; etching with engraving on laid paper; 9 5/8 X 10 3/8 in. (24.5 x 26.3 cm); Museum purchase through gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt; 1946-12-7-2

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