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Mexican Sacrifice to the God of Hunting

1722
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Object Information
  • Title: Mexican Sacrifice to the God of Hunting
  • Artist: Bernard Picart (French, Paris 1673–1733 Amsterdam)
  • Date: 1722
  • Medium: Pen and gray ink, brush and gray wash, over traces of graphite and red chalk, heightened with white. Contours incised. Verso reddened for transfer.
  • Dimensions: 5 7/8 x 8 1/4 in. (14.9 x 20.9 cm)
  • Classification: Drawings
  • Credit Line: Gift of Estate of James Hazen Hyde, 1959
  • Object Number: 1974.206
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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