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Marriage of Henry II and Catherine de' Medici, The Dowry

A work made of pen and brown ink, with brush and brown wash, heightened with lead-white gouache, on tan laid paper, laid down on cream wove paper.
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  • A work made of pen and brown ink, with brush and brown wash, heightened with lead-white gouache, on tan laid paper, laid down on cream wove paper.

Date:

c. 1562

Artist:

Antoine Caron
French, c. 1515-1593

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Antoine Caron

Title

Marriage of Henry II and Catherine de' Medici, The Dowry

Place

France (Artist's nationality:)

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1557–1567

Medium

Pen and brown ink, with brush and brown wash, heightened with lead-white gouache, on tan laid paper, laid down on cream wove paper

Dimensions

41 × 54.3 cm (16 3/16 × 21 7/16 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Dorothy Braude Edinburg to the Harry B. and Bessie K. Braude Memorial Collection

Reference Number

1998.98

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