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A priest and a group of nuns

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Object Information
  • Title: A priest and a group of nuns
  • Artist: Barthélemy Joseph Fulcran Roger (French, Lodève 1767–1841 Saulx-lès-Chartreux)
  • Artist: After Alexandre Joseph Desenne (French, Paris 1785–1827 Paris)
  • Date: 1823
  • Medium: Etching and engraving
  • Dimensions: Plate: 8 13/16 × 6 in. (22.4 × 15.3 cm)
    Sheet: 10 15/16 × 7 3/4 in. (27.8 × 19.7 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1959
  • Object Number: 59.500.581(1)
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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