Die erwogene Eitelkeit aller Menschlichen Dinge

Michael Heinrich Rentz

Publisher Published by Teresa Frenerin and Co. Austrian

1777

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Title: Die erwogene Eitelkeit aller Menschlichen Dinge
Artist: Michael Heinrich Rentz (1701–1758)
Publisher: Published by Teresa Frenerin and Co.
Published in: Linz
Date: 1777
Medium: Engraving
Dimensions: Overall: 12 1/4 x 7 5/16 x 13/16 in. (31.1 x 18.5 x 2 cm)
Classification: Books
Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1949
Object Number: 49.36.13
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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