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| Title: | The Pen of a Physician is Mightier than the Sword of a Knight. Vale piu la penna del Medico, che la spada del Cavaliero, Plate from Raccolta di quaranta proverbi toscani espressi in figura da Giuseppe Piattoli fiorentino. In Firenze, presso Nicolò Pagani e Giuseppe Bardi, 1786. |
| Date: | c. 1786 |
| Artist: | Giuseppe Piattoli (Italian (active Florence), c. 1743–1823) |
| Medium: | Etching, hand-colored in watercolor |
| Dimensions: | Plate: 11 5/16 x 7 11/16 inches (28.7 x 19.5 cm) Sheet: 17 3/8 x 11 7/16 inches (44.1 x 29.1 cm) |
| Classification: | Prints |
| Credit Line: | Purchased with the SmithKline Beckman (later SmithKline Beecham) Fund for the Ars Medica Collection, 1968 |
| Accession Number: | 1968-215-30 |
| Geography: | Made in Florence, Italy, Europe |
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