Giovanni Battista Tiepolo
Three Soldiers and a Boy

Three Soldiers and a Boy

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Three Soldiers and a Boy
ArtistItalian (Venetian), 1696–1770
CultureItalian
Titles
  • Three Soldiers and a Boy
  • from the series Vari Capricci
Datec. 1740
PlaceVenice, Italy
MediumEtching, state I/I
DimensionsPlate: 5 5/16 × 7 15/16 in. (13.5 × 20.2 cm)
 Sheet: 9 1/8 × 12 1/16 in. (23.2 × 30.6 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Roger Ager Collection, Liberty, Texas
Object number94.9
Not on view

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Department
Prints and Drawings
Object Type
Provenance Research Ongoing Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Signed in plate, lower left quadrant of image near left edge: "Tiepolo"

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