The Invention of the Cross (L'Invention de la Croix)

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Maker

After
(artist)
c.1454-1513 (Life dates)
(woodcutter)
1691-1764

Title

The Invention of the Cross (L'Invention de la Croix)

Date of Production

1729 - 1763

Medium

printed in green and black
etching and woodcut

Dimensions

Height: 41.2 cm
Width: 31.9 cm

Object Number

G.1990.WL.6977.2

Mode of Acquisition

Witt Library, transfer, 1990

Credit

Courtauld Gallery, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)

Inscriptions

Inscription: l'Invention de la Croix. / D'après le dessein de Bernardin Pinturicchio, qui est dans le Cabinet de Mr. Crozat. / gravé en bois par Nicolas le Sueur. //

Inscription: P. PINTORICCHIO //

Inscription: 3.** //

Provenance

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