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The Little Saint John Worshiping the Infant Christ
between 1714 and 1759
Philipp Andreas Kilian
1714-1759
German
Unknown
Engraving printed in black ink on laid paper
Plate: 23 × 18 5/8 inches (58.4 × 47.3 cm) Sheet: 26 × 20 1/4 inches (66 × 51.4 cm)
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Prints, Drawings & Photographs
Gift of Mrs. James E. Scripps
09.1S657
This work is in the public domain.
Markings
Inscribed, in black ink, bottom edge of sheet: No. 657. The Little St. John worshiping the Infant Christ. By - Philipp Andreas Kilian Inscribed, in pencil, bottom right edge: Philip Andreas Kilia [sic, n cut off]
Stamp, in black, verso: W. H. F. K. Graf von Lepell (Lugt 1672) Stamps, in black and brown, verso: Kupferstich- kabinett der Staatlichen Museen, Berlin (Lugt 1606 and 2922)
Provenance
W. H. F. K. Graf von Lepell
November 1890, Kupferstichkabinett der Staatlichen Museen (Berlin, Germany). 1909-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
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Philipp Andreas Kilian, The Little Saint John Worshiping the Infant Christ, between 1714 and 1759, engraving printed in black ink on laid paper. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of Mrs. James E. Scripps, 09.1S657.
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