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The King Sending his Servants to Invite the Guests
Public Domain

Johannes Wierix, Maarten de Vos, and others

The King Sending his Servants to Invite the Guests

before 1585

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The King Sending his Servants to Invite the Guests

before 1585

Physical Qualities Engraving, Sheet (trimmed to platemark): 224 × 269 mm. (8 13/16 × 10 9/16 in.)
Portfolio/Series Plate 1 from the series "The Parable of the Wedding Feast"
Credit Line Garrett Collection
Object Number 1946.112.11826

Inscribed: Recto: in image, lower left, in plate "M.D.VOS.INVENT. / Saedler. excud."; below image, lower margin, in plate, additional lines of text in Latin

Markings: CM: Claghorn

Artist

Johannes Wierix

Flemish, c. 1549-c. 1620

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Artist

Maarten de Vos

Flemish, 1532-1603

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Subject

Sadeler

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