The Birth of the Virgin

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The Birth of the Virgin
The Birth of the Virgin
Artist/Maker (Italian, 1625 - 1713)
Datec. 1650
MediumEtching
DimensionsPlate: 8 7/16 × 5 3/4 in. (21.4 × 14.6 cm) Sheet: 8 9/16 × 5 7/8 in. (21.7 × 14.9 cm)
Credit LinePurchase
Object number1995.56
Not on view

Additional Details

Provenance 1995: Hamilton College (Fred L. Emerson Gallery), by purchase from Robert Dance, Inc.
Signature Signed "Carolus Maratus inuen. et fecit Romae" in plate at lower right.
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