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Earth Receiving the Code of Roman Law from the Emperors Hadrian and Justinian

Charles Meynier1802-03

The Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York City, United States

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Title: Earth Receiving the Code of Roman Law from the Emperors Hadrian and Justinian
Creator: Charles Meynier
Date Created: 1802-03
Physical Dimensions: 24 5/8 x 15 15/16 in. (62.5 x 40.5 cm)
Type: Drawing
External Link: http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/337768
Medium: Pen and brown ink, brown wash, heightened with white over black chalk on brownish paper. Squared in black chalk.
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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