Studies for Drawing the Human Figure, Groups of Figures and Historical Composition

Designer Conrad Martin Metz German

Etcher Edmund Scott British

Publisher P Willis P. Hazard American

[ca. 1810 or earlier]

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Title: Studies for Drawing the Human Figure, Groups of Figures and Historical Composition
Designer: Conrad Martin Metz (German, Bonn 1749–1827 Rome)
Etcher: Edmund Scott (British, 1746–1810)
Publisher: P Willis P. Hazard (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
Date: [ca. 1810 or earlier]
Medium: Illustrations: stipple engraving and etching
Dimensions: 10 1/4 x 17 1/4 in. (26 x 43.8 cm)
Classification: Books
Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1965
Object Number: 65.593.8
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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