Fourteen Busts in Medallions: Male and Female Heads Facing Each Other

Virgil Solis German

16th century

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Title: Fourteen Busts in Medallions: Male and Female Heads Facing Each Other
Artist: Virgil Solis (German, (?) 1514–1562 Nuremberg)
Date: 16th century
Medium: Engraving
Dimensions: Sheet: 1 3/8 × 6 3/4 in. (3.5 × 17.1 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1962
Object Number: 62.600.95
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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