Promptuarium Artis Argentariae

Giovanni Giardini Italian

1750

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Title: Promptuarium Artis Argentariae
Artist: Giovanni Giardini (Italian, Forlì 1646–1722 Rome)
Published in: Rome
Date: 1750
Medium: Etching
Dimensions: Overall: 14 5/8 × 10 3/16 × 1 3/8 in. (37.1 × 25.9 × 3.5 cm)
Classification: Books
Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1924
Object Number: 24.70.1
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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