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Cartouche Moderne with Emblems of Death

Johann Esaias Nilson1721/1788

National Gallery of Art, Washington DC
Washington, DC, United States

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Title: Cartouche Moderne with Emblems of Death
Creator: Johann Esaias Nilson
Date Created: 1721/1788
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Medium: counterproof of an etching with drawing in pen and black ink and gray wash, on laid paper incised with grounding in red chalk for transfer on verso
Object Credit: Mark J. Millard Architectural Collection and Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
Dimensions: sheet (cut within platemark): 16.5 x 25.9 cm (6 1/2 x 10 3/16 in.)
Classification: Print
Artist School: German
Artist Nationality: German
Artist Details: German, 1721 - 1788

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