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A man is seated at a desk with three books and a globe and is holding a quill. The viewer sees the man through a stone window that has a drawn curtian. There is a bowl and some cloth that are on the window sill. There is a mock frame around the print.
black-and-white prints (photographs)
paper (fiber product)
ink
wood (plant material)
Print
"N.d Original a St. gez. v. Fr. Hanfstaengl" / "Gedruckt bei dem Herausgeber" / "Der Gelehrte, von Franz van Mieris" / Original in der selben Grosse" / "Konigl Gemalde-Galerie in Dresden" "Herausgegeben v. Franz Hanfstaengle" (printed)
Original to Phillips House (Salem, Mass.),
P370
Unknown
27 9/16 x 23 9/16 x 15/16 (HxWxD) (inches)
Gift of the Stephen Phillips Memorial Charitable Trust for Historic Preservation
2006.44.793
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