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Portrait of Alof de Wignacourt, Grand Master of the Order of Malta, and his Page

ca. 1729
Not on view
After the painting by Caravaggio (1607–08) in the Louvre.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Portrait of Alof de Wignacourt, Grand Master of the Order of Malta, and his Page
  • Artist: Nicolas de Larmessin III (French, Paris 1685–1755 Paris)
  • Artist: After Caravaggio (Michelangelo Merisi) (Italian, Milan or Caravaggio 1571–1610 Porto Ercole)
  • Subject: Alof de Wignacourt, 54th Grand Master of the Knights of St John (French, 1547–1622)
  • Date: ca. 1729
  • Medium: Etching and engraving
  • Dimensions: Sheet (Trimmed): 15 5/8 × 9 15/16 in. (39.7 × 25.2 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1951
  • Object Number: 51.501.4810
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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