Sechs Figuren für die Liebhaber der schönen Künste

Various artists/makers

1779

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Title: Sechs Figuren für die Liebhaber der schönen Künste
Artist: Johann Wilhelm Meil the Younger (German, Altenburg 1733–1805 Berlin)
Engraver: Johann Friedrich Gottlieb Unger (German, Berlin 1753 or 1755–1804 Berlin)
Author: Written by Friedrich Jakob Wippel (German)
Publisher: Published by Johann Friedrich Korn the elder
Published in: Breslau
Date: 1779
Medium: Woodcuts
Dimensions: Overall: 8 11/16 x 7 1/4 x 3/8 in. (22 x 18.4 x 0.9 cm)
Classification: Books
Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1926
Object Number: 26.60.1
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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