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Print, The Life and Death of Achilles

This is a Print. It was designed by Victor Honoré Janssens and print maker: J. Alexander Janssens. It is dated ca. 1722 and we acquired it in 1907. Its medium is etching on paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Alice Donlevy.

Its dimensions are

16.3 × 13 cm (6 7/16 × 5 1/8 in.)

It is signed

Bottom margin: "Victor Janssens invent: / no. 1", at left; "j. allexander janssens sculp" at right.

It is inscribed

Reverse: "83", ink.

Cite this object as

Print, The Life and Death of Achilles; Designed by Victor Honoré Janssens (Flemish, 1658 - 1736); Print Maker: J. Alexander Janssens; etching on paper; 16.3 × 13 cm (6 7/16 × 5 1/8 in.); 1907-7-29

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