The Vernicle Held by One Angel

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The Vernicle Held by One Angel
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The Vernicle Held by One Angel

Date1516
MediumEtching
DimensionsSheet: 184 x 135 mm. (7 1/4 x 5 5/16 in.)

Credit LineGift of Alfred R. and Henry G. Riggs in Memory of General Lawrason Riggs
Object number1943.32.192
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