Socrates takes the cup, from "Seguansi le alti e rari talenti"

Antonio del Pedro Italian

After Antonio Canova Italian

ca. 1780–1850

Not on view

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Title: Socrates takes the cup, from "Seguansi le alti e rari talenti"
Series/Portfolio: "Seguansi le alti e rari talenti"
Artist: Antonio del Pedro
Artist: After Antonio Canova (Italian, Possagno 1757–1822 Venice)
Date: ca. 1780–1850
Medium: Etching
Dimensions: Plate: 4 1/16 × 8 1/16 in. (10.3 × 20.4 cm)
Sheet: 6 15/16 × 10 3/4 in. (17.7 × 27.3 cm)
Classifications: Prints, Books
Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1965
Object Number: 65.543.3(7)
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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