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Head of an Apostle

A work made of engraving in black on ivory laid paper.
CC0 Public Domain Designation

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

Date:

1597

Artist:

Aegidius Sadeler II
Flemish, c. 1570-1629

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Aegidius Sadeler, II

Title

Head of an Apostle

Place

Flanders (Artist's nationality:)

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1597

Medium

Engraving in black on ivory laid paper

Inscriptions

Inscribed lower left corner, in graphite: “278”

Dimensions

Plate: 36 × 23 cm (14 3/16 × 9 1/16 in.); Sheet: 36.6 × 24.2 cm (14 7/16 × 9 9/16 in.)

Credit Line

The Amanda S. Johnson and Marion J. Livingston Endowment Fund

Reference Number

2022.53

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