Mercury and Argus, counterproof of copy in reverse after Cantarini

After Simone Cantarini Italian
ca. 1630–1648 or after
Not on view

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  • Title: Mercury and Argus, counterproof of copy in reverse after Cantarini
  • Artist: After Simone Cantarini (Italian, Pesaro 1612–1648 Verona)
  • Date: ca. 1630–1648 or after
  • Medium: Etching
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 13 7/16 × 15 3/4 in. (34.2 × 40 cm)
    Plate: 10 3/16 × 11 15/16 in. (25.8 × 30.3 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Gift of Harry Shaw Newman, 1941
  • Object Number: 41.97.553
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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