The Mysterious Urn, with the hidden silhouettes of the French royal family

Pierre Jean Joseph Denis Crussaire French

Subject Marie Antoinette, Queen of France French, born Austria

Subject Louis XVII French

1793–1800

Not on view

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Title: The Mysterious Urn, with the hidden silhouettes of the French royal family
Artist: Pierre Jean Joseph Denis Crussaire (French, 1749–after 1800)
Subject: Marie Antoinette, Queen of France (French (born Austria), Vienna 1755–1792 Paris)
Subject: Louis XVII (French, Versailles 1785–1795 Paris)
Date: 1793–1800
Medium: Stipple
Dimensions: Sheet: 9 5/16 × 6 1/16 in. (23.6 × 15.4 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Gift of Susan Dwight Bliss, 1956
Object Number: 56.558.56
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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