1642-1665 (made)
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A memento mori depicting a child asleep beside a skull.
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Materials and techniques | Engraving and stipple engraving on paper |
Brief description | Print published by Peter Stent, impression of an engraving by Jean Ganiere after a painting by Artemisia Gentileschi, depicting a child asleep beside a skull, engraving and stipple engraving, Great Britain, 1642-65 |
Physical description | A memento mori depicting a child asleep beside a skull. |
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Object history | This print is an impression of an engraving dating from 1640 by Ganiere presumably after a work by Gentileschi. |
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Accession number | E.1769-1991 |
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Record created | March 2, 2009 |
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