Allegory on Melancholy, with a woman kneeling towards the left holding a skull

Henri Simon Thomassin French

After Domenico Fetti Italian

1729–40

Not on view

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Title: Allegory on Melancholy, with a woman kneeling towards the left holding a skull
Artist: Henri Simon Thomassin (French, Paris 1687–1741)
Artist: After Domenico Fetti (Italian, Rome (?) 1591/92–1623 Venice)
Date: 1729–40
Medium: Etching and engraving
Dimensions: Plate: 17 1/8 × 10 11/16 in. (43.5 × 27.1 cm)
Sheet: 20 7/8 × 15 3/16 in. (53.1 × 38.6 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Gift of Harry G. Friedman, 1960
Object Number: 60.708(165)
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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