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Capital in the Composite Order and Various Architectural Details

ca. 1554–60
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Capital in the Composite Order and Various Architectural Details
  • Artist: Hugues Sambin (French, Gray ca. 1520–1601 Dijon)
  • Date: ca. 1554–60
  • Medium: Etching
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 16 3/8 × 19 3/16 in. (41.6 × 48.7 cm)
    Plate: 11 7/8 × 16 in. (30.1 × 40.6 cm) [measurement for width describes the diameter]
  • Classifications: Prints, Ornament & Architecture
  • Credit Line: Purchase, Susan Schulman Printseller Gift, in honor of Catherine Jenkins, 2012
  • Object Number: 2012.577
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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