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Design for a Rococo Altar

Engraver Johann Gottlieb Thelot German
Publisher Heirs of Jeremias Wolff German
ca. 1727–60
Not on view

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Object Information
  • Title: Design for a Rococo Altar
  • Engraver: Johann Gottlieb Thelot (German, active Augsburg, 1708–1760)
  • Artist: After Christian Friedrich Rudolph (German, 1692–after 1754)
  • Publisher: Heirs of Jeremias Wolff (German, active Augsburg after 1724)
  • Date: ca. 1727–60
  • Medium: Engraving
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1969
  • Object Number: 69.670.25
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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