A statue of Marcus Curtius on horseback

Louis Desplaces French

After Gian Lorenzo Bernini Italian

1729–40

Not on view

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Title: A statue of Marcus Curtius on horseback
Artist: Louis Desplaces (French, Paris 1682–1739 Paris)
Artist: After Gian Lorenzo Bernini (Italian, Naples 1598–1680 Rome)
Date: 1729–40
Medium: Etching
Dimensions: Plate: 17 7/8 × 12 13/16 in. (45.4 × 32.6 cm)
Sheet: 20 7/8 × 15 3/16 in. (53.1 × 38.6 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Gift of Harry G. Friedman, 1960
Object Number: 60.708(120)
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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