The Skeletons, from the portfolio "Grotteschi" (Grotesques)

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The Skeletons, from the portfolio "Grotteschi" (Grotesques)
Image Not Available for The Skeletons, from the portfolio "Grotteschi" (Grotesques)

The Skeletons, from the portfolio "Grotteschi" (Grotesques)

Maker (b. 1720, Mogliano, Italy – d. 1778, Rome, Italy)
Dateca. 1747
MediumEtching, engraving, drypoint, burnishing
Dimensionssheet: 22 in. x 28 1/2 in. (55.9 cm x 72.4 cm); image: 15 3/8 in. x 21 1/2 in. (39.1 cm x 54.6 cm)
ClassificationPRINTS
Credit LineMuseum purchase, The Mary Clothier Slade Fund
Object number2007.139
Status
Not on view
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