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The Praying Nun

A work made of etching on off-white chine and buff wove paper.
CC0 Public Domain Designation

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  • A work made of etching on off-white chine and buff wove paper.

Date:

1829

Artist:

Johann Wilhelm Schirmer
German, 1807-1863

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Johann Wilhelm Schirmer

Title

The Praying Nun

Place

Germany (Artist's nationality:)

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Made 1829

Medium

Etching on off-white chine and buff wove paper

Dimensions

Image: 22.3 × 19 cm (8 13/16 × 7 1/2 in.); Plate: 28 × 21.7 cm (11 1/16 × 8 9/16 in.); Sheet: 66.7 × 54.6 cm (26 5/16 × 21 1/2 in.)

Credit Line

Mr. and Mrs. Henry C. Woods Endowment

Reference Number

1995.33

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