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Print, St John the Baptist in the Wilderness

This is a Print. It was designed by Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus and published by Philips Galle. It is dated ca. 1588 and we acquired it in 1938. Its medium is engraving on paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

It is credited Museum purchase through gift of various donors and from Eleanor G. Hewitt Fund.

Its dimensions are

22 × 16.1 cm (8 11/16 × 6 5/16 in.)

It is inscribed

Lettered within image: 'Ioan. Stradanus inven. / Phls Galle excud.' Lettered below image: 'Factum est verbum Domini super Ioannem Zachariae filium in deserto. Luc. III.'

Cite this object as

Print, St John the Baptist in the Wilderness; Designed by Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus (Flemish, 1523–1605); Published by Philips Galle (Flemish, 1537 - 1612); engraving on paper; 22 × 16.1 cm (8 11/16 × 6 5/16 in.); Museum purchase through gift of various donors and from Eleanor G. Hewitt Fund; 1938-88-8676

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