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Print, Hand Mirror with Scenes from the Story of Medea
This is a Print. It was created by Etienne Delaune. It is dated 1561 and we acquired it in 1946. Its medium is engraving on white laid paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.
It is credited Museum purchase through gift of Mrs. John Innes Kane.
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Its dimensions are
H x W x D: 22.2 × 11 cm (8 3/4 × 4 5/16 in.) Mat: 45.7 x 35.6 cm (18 x 14 in.)
It has the following markings
Unidentified, indistinct brown collector’s mark: ovoid topped by a royal crown and showing crossing diagonal lines; escutcheon of pretence.
It is signed
Signed in plate, bottom left: Stephanus F(ecit)
It is inscribed
In plate, bottom right: Cum pri. Regis (with royal privilege)
Cite this object as
Print, Hand Mirror with Scenes from the Story of Medea; Etienne Delaune (French, 1519 - 1583); France; engraving on white laid paper; H x W x D: 22.2 × 11 cm (8 3/4 × 4 5/16 in.) Mat: 45.7 x 35.6 cm (18 x 14 in.); Museum purchase through gift of Mrs. John Innes Kane; 1946-13-1
This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibitions Fragile Beasts and The Cooper-Hewitt Collections: A Design Resource.