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Palatial Mantelpiece with a Winged Triton [verso]

1571

German 16th Century

Artist

Austrian 16th Century

Artist

Medium

pen and brown ink on laid paper
Credit Line

Mark J. Millard Architectural Collection
Dimensions

overall (unfolded): 31.2 x 41.1 cm (12 5/16 x 16 3/16 in.)
Accession

1999.8.2.b

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Palatial Mantelpiece with Mercury and Hope [recto]

Austrian 16th Century, German 16th Century

1571

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Claude Kuhn, Basel); purchased 1998 by NGA.

Associated Names

Kuhn, Claude

Watermarks

Eagle [Briquet 274 (Innsbruck 1566-1571)]

Wikidata ID

Q64572006

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