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Object Type
print
Museum number
1878,0713.1978
Description
Interior of a church, with view of Cardinal Richelieu's tomb: reclining figure of the Cardinal, supported by Religion, with Science weeping at his feet in the foreground. c.1695 Etching and engraving
Producer name
Print made by:
Bernard Picart
After:
François Girardon
School/style
French
Production date
1695
(circa)
Materials
paper
Technique
etching
engraving
Dimensions
Height:
338 millimetres
(trimmed)
Width:
365 millimetres
$Inscriptions
Curator's comments
Duplicate of 1917,1208.1399.
Bibliographic references
Dimier 1928 / Les peintres français du XVIIIe siècle, histoire des vies et catalogue des oeuvres
(621)
Location
Not on display
Subjects
tomb/mausoleum
Associated names
Associated with:
Armand Jean du Plessis, Cardinal-Duc de Richelieu
Associated with:
Charles Maurice le Tellier, Archbishop of Reims
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
Robert Jackson
Acquisition date
1878
Department
Prints and Drawings
Registration number
1878,0713.1978