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Nicholas Blasset French
Engraver Jean L'enfant French
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Plate 1 of a series of designs for decorative sepulchral plaques. This design is characterized by a grieving woman with her foot on a skull.
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Title: Epitaphs (Les Epitaphes), Plate 1
Series/Portfolio: Les Epitaphes
Artist:
Nicholas Blasset (French, Amiens 1600–1659 Amiens)
Engraver:
Jean L'enfant (French, died 1678)
Date: ca. 1640–59
Medium: Engraving
Dimensions:
Plate: 8 11/16 × 5 7/8 in. (22.1 × 14.9 cm)
Sheet: 10 1/2 × 7 1/2 in. (26.7 × 19.1 cm)
Classifications: Prints, Ornament & Architecture
Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1960
Accession Number: 51.540.15(16)
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