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Sapper of the Swiss Guards

A work made of engraving in black on ivory laid paper.
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  • A work made of engraving in black on ivory laid paper.

Date:

1779

Artist:

Johann Georg Wille
German, 1715-1808

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Johann Georg Wille

Title

Sapper of the Swiss Guards

Place

Germany (Artist's nationality:)

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1779

Medium

Engraving in black on ivory laid paper

Dimensions

Image: 22.8 × 18.7 cm (9 × 7 3/8 in.); Plate: 25.7 × 19.3 cm (10 1/8 × 7 5/8 in.); Sheet: 26.2 × 19.8 cm (10 3/8 × 7 13/16 in.)

Credit Line

Bernard F. Rogers Collection

Reference Number

1935.150

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