Saint John the Baptist preaching to a crowd

Bernard Lepicié French

After Giovanni Battista Gaulli (Il Baciccio) Italian

ca. 1729

Not on view

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Title: Saint John the Baptist preaching to a crowd
Artist: Bernard Lepicié (French, Paris 1698–1755 Paris)
Artist: After Giovanni Battista Gaulli (Il Baciccio) (Italian, Genoa 1639–1709 Rome)
Date: ca. 1729
Medium: Etching and engraving
Dimensions: Plate: 16 15/16 × 13 9/16 in. (43 × 34.5 cm)
Sheet: 20 7/8 × 15 3/16 in. (53.1 × 38.6 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Gift of Harry G. Friedman, 1960
Object Number: 60.708(122)
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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