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Old Testament scenes (nr 131)

Publisher Johann Georg Hertel German
Draftsman Franz Sigrist Austrian
1750–70
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Object Information
  • Title: Old Testament scenes (nr 131)
  • Publisher: Johann Georg Hertel (German, Augsburg ca. 1700–1775 Augsburg)
  • Draftsman: Franz Sigrist (Austrian, Altbreisach 1727–1803 Vienna)
  • Date: 1750–70
  • Medium: Etching and engraving
  • Dimensions: Plate: 11 13/16 × 8 1/16 in. (30 × 20.5 cm)
    Sheet: 14 9/16 × 9 1/4 in. (37 × 23.5 cm)
  • Classifications: Prints, Ornament & Architecture
  • Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1956
  • Object Number: 56.570.11.1–4
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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