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The Gift of Counsel

ca. 1710–62
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: The Gift of Counsel
  • Artist: Johann Georg Bergmüller (German, Türkheim 1688–1762 Augsburg)
  • Date: ca. 1710–62
  • Medium: Etching
  • Dimensions: Plate: 8 7/8 × 5 5/16 in. (22.5 × 13.5 cm)
    Sheet: 9 in. × 5 1/2 in. (22.9 × 14 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1947
  • Object Number: 47.100.533
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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