The Virgin Mary adoring the Christ child, an angel holding a crown of thorns at right

Frédéric Horthemels French

After Garofalo (Benvenuto Tisi da Garofalo) Italian

ca. 1729

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Title: The Virgin Mary adoring the Christ child, an angel holding a crown of thorns at right
Artist: Frédéric Horthemels (French, 1680/88–1738)
Artist: After Garofalo (Benvenuto Tisi da Garofalo) (Italian, Ferrara 1481–1559 Ferrara)
Date: ca. 1729
Medium: Etching and engraving
Dimensions: Sheet (Trimmed): 18 7/8 × 12 1/2 in. (47.9 × 31.8 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1949
Object Number: 49.95.2490
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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