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The invention of the cross; three men lifting a cross from a trench; from 'Recueil d'estampes d'après les plus beaux tableaux et d'après les plus beaux desseins qui sont en France, Cabinet Crozat' after a drawing by Pinturicchio

Nicolas Le Sueur French
After Bernardo di Betto Pinturicchio Italian

ca. 1729–64

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The invention of the cross; three men lifting a cross from a trench; from 'Recueil d'estampes d'après les plus beaux tableaux et d'après les plus beaux desseins qui sont en France, Cabinet Crozat' after a drawing by Pinturicchio, Nicolas Le Sueur (French, 1691–1764), Etching and aquatint with tone woodblock — Due to rights restrictions, this image cannot be enlarged, viewed at full screen, or downloaded.

Title: The invention of the cross; three men lifting a cross from a trench; from 'Recueil d'estampes d'après les plus beaux tableaux et d'après les plus beaux desseins qui sont en France, Cabinet Crozat' after a drawing by Pinturicchio

Artist: Nicolas Le Sueur (French, 1691–1764)

Artist: After Bernardo di Betto Pinturicchio (Italian, 1454–1513)

Date: ca. 1729–64

Medium: Etching and aquatint with tone woodblock

Dimensions: Sheet: 20 7/8 × 15 1/16 in. (53.1 × 38.3 cm)
Plate: 16 1/8 × 12 3/8 in. (41 × 31.5 cm)

Classification: Prints

Credit Line: Gift of Harry G. Friedman, 1960

Accession Number: 60.708(72)

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