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The Dirty Bride, or The Wedding of Mopsus and Nisa

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

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

Date:

1570

Artist:

Pieter van der Heyden (Flemish, c. 1530–after 1572)
after Pieter Bruegel the Elder (Flemish, c. 1525–1569)

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Pieter van der Heyden

Title

The Dirty Bride, or The Wedding of Mopsus and Nisa

Place

Netherlands (Artist's nationality:)

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1570

Medium

Engraving in black on cream laid paper

Inscriptions

Inscribed center right, in graphite: “50”

Dimensions

Plate: 22 × 29 cm (8 11/16 × 11 7/16 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Charles Hack and The Hearn Family Trust

Reference Number

2023.3249

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