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Print, Allegorical representation of the wedding of a member of the von Ringles family in Strasburg with a von Hengel

This is a Print. It is dated ca. 1590 and we acquired it in 1946. Its medium is black ink on white paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

It is credited Museum purchase from the Mary Hearn Greims Fund.

Its dimensions are

H x W: 14.5 × 11 cm (5 11/16 × 4 5/16 in.)

It is inscribed

[clock face]: Wort Gots, Eliche Leben, Gott/ Liche/ Hilf [weights, below]: Gedylt, Glavb, Hofnyng [corresponding suspension cords]: Sparsamkeit, Arbeit, Lieb, Versorung

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Print, Allegorical representation of the wedding of a member of the von Ringles family in Strasburg with a von Hengel; Germany; black ink on white paper; H x W: 14.5 × 11 cm (5 11/16 × 4 5/16 in.); Museum purchase from the Mary Hearn Greims Fund; 1946-16-4

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