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| Titles: | The Assumption of the Virgin L'Assomption de la Ste. Vierge, Plate 131 from Recueil d'estampes d'après les plus beaux tableaux et d'après les plus beaux desseins qui sont en France, first edition, vol. 1 (Paris 1729) |
| Date: | c. 1729 (first edition) |
| Artists: | Etching by Paul-Ponce-Antoine Robert, called Robert de Séri (French, 1686–1733) Block cutter Nicolas Le Sueur (French, 1691–1764) After Giuseppe Passeri (Italian, 1654–1714) |
| Medium: | Color etching and woodcut (chiaroscuro) |
| Dimensions: | Plate: 11 9/16 x 9 3/16 inches (29.4 x 23.4 cm) Sheet: 17 15/16 x 13 1/8 inches (45.6 x 33.4 cm) |
| Classification: | Prints |
| Credit Line: | The Muriel and Philip Berman Gift, acquired from the John F. Lewis Collection given to the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in 1933 by Mrs. John F. Lewis, with funds contributed by Muriel and Philip Berman, gifts (by exchange) of Lisa Norris Elkins, Bryant W. Langston, Samuel S. White 3rd and Vera White, with additional funds contributed by John Howard McFadden, Jr., Thomas Skelton Harrison, and the Philip H. and A.S.W. Rosenbach Foundation |
| Accession Number: | 1985-52-160 |
| Geography: | Made in Paris, France, Europe |
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