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

Subject Marie Antoinette, Queen of France French, born Austria
Subject Louis XVII French
1793–1800
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • 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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