Sphinx Wearing a Crescent on Her Head
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Sphinx Wearing a Crescent on Her Head

TitleSphinx Wearing a Crescent on Her Head
ArtistJean Mignon
Mediumetching
ClassificationPrint
Holding institutionNational Gallery of Art (Washington)
Credit lineRosenwald Collection
RightsPublic domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose.

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“Sphinx Wearing a Crescent on Her Head” is a work by Jean Mignon. It is executed in etching and classified as print. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).

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Dated to 16th century. Explore the wider set of works from the 16th century held in the archive.

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