Christian Bernhard Rode
Apelles and the Cobbler

ArtistGeman, 1725–1797
CultureGerman
Titles
  • Apelles and the Cobbler
  • Apelles und der Schuster als Kunstkritiker
Date1773
MediumEtching
Dimensions174 × 223 mm
Plate or block: 6 7/8 × 8 3/4 in. (17.5 × 22.2 cm)
Sheet: 7 1/4 × 10 1/2 in. (18.4 × 26.7 cm)
Credit LineSarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation, Houston
Object numberBF.2001.5
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Provenance[C. G. Boerner, New York]; purchased by the Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation, 2001.

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