The Holy Family

Josef Kohlschein German

After Franz Ittenbach German

mid 19th–19th century

Not on view

Artwork Details

Title: The Holy Family
Artist: Josef Kohlschein (German, 1841–1915)
Artist: After Franz Ittenbach (German, 1813–1879)
Date: mid 19th–19th century
Medium: Etching and engraving on chine collé
Dimensions: Plate: 21 3/4 × 15 11/16 in. (55.3 × 39.8 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Gift of Alice C. Taft, Hope Smith, Marianna F. Taft, Helen Head, and Brockholst M. Smith, 1945
Object Number: 45.78.24
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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