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Figures Historiques du Vieux Testament

Attributed to Jean Cousin the Younger French
Publisher Published by Jean Le Clerc
1614
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  • Title: Figures Historiques du Vieux Testament
  • Artist: Attributed to Jean Cousin the Younger (French, Sens ca. 1522–1594 Paris)
  • Publisher: Published by Jean Le Clerc
  • Published in: Paris
  • Date: 1614
  • Medium: Woodcuts
  • Dimensions: Overall: 14 x 10 3/16 x 1 1/8 in. (35.5 x 25.9 x 2.9 cm)
  • Classification: Books
  • Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1931
  • Object Number: 31.65
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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