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The Zither Player by Mariano Fortuny y Madrazo

The Zither Player

Mariano Fortuny y Madrazo · 1860

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Artist
Mariano Fortuny y Madrazo
Date
1860
Medium
Etching on chine collé
Location
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Dimensions
Plate: 7 3/8 × 5 1/16 in. (18.7 × 12.8 cm)
Collection
Drawings and Prints
Credit line
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1917
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