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A Greyhound in Profile Facing Left

1549
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Object Information
  • Title: A Greyhound in Profile Facing Left
  • Artist: Virgil Solis (German, (?) 1514–1562 Nuremberg)
  • Date: 1549
  • Medium: Pen and brown ink over graphite
  • Dimensions: sheet: 3 7/8 x 5 3/4 in. (9.8 x 14.6 cm)
  • Classification: Drawings
  • Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 2001
  • Object Number: 2001.497
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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