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Vase with mask, a nude cup-bearing figure riding a goat followed by a satyr, and reptile handles, an oval composition by Jacques Guay

Vase with mask, a nude cup-bearing figure riding a goat followed by a satyr, and reptile handles, an oval composition

Jacques Guay · 1751

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Artist
Jacques Guay
Date
1751
Medium
Etching
Location
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Dimensions
sheet: 10 13/16 x 8 1/4 in. (27.5 x 21 cm)
Collection
Drawings and Prints
Credit line
Bequest of Phyllis Massar, 2011
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