A Magician Seated and Looking at Skulls (left); The Head of a Man on a Pile of Twigs (right)

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Image Not Available for A Magician Seated and Looking at Skulls (left); The Head of a Man on a Pile of Twigs (right)
A Magician Seated and Looking at Skulls (left); The Head of a Man on a Pile of Twigs (right)
Image Not Available for A Magician Seated and Looking at Skulls (left); The Head of a Man on a Pile of Twigs (right)

A Magician Seated and Looking at Skulls (left); The Head of a Man on a Pile of Twigs (right)

PortfolioPlates 4 and 5 from the series "Scherzi di Fantasia"
Date1750s, printed after 1778
MediumEtching
DimensionsPlate (each): 229 x 187 mm. (9 x 7 3/8 in.)
Sheet: 390 x 548 mm. (15 3/8 x 21 9/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of Blanche Adler
Object number1938.466.3
NOT ON VIEW
Last Updated1/11/24
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