id:			86465
accession number:	2015.439
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/2015.439
updated:		2025-02-08 22:05:09.642000

Illustration and Border Design for Kupfer-Bibel (Copper Bible) , c. 1730. Johan Melchior Füssli (Swiss, 1677–1736), Johann Daniel Preissler (German, 1666–1737), Johann Jacob Scheuchzer (Swiss, 1672–1733). Pen and brown ink and gray wash (illustration); pen and black ink and gray wash (border design); sheet: 29.5 x 20.2 cm (11 5/8 x 7 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Muriel Butkin 2015.439

title:				Illustration and Border Design for Kupfer-Bibel (Copper Bible) 
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creation date:			c. 1730
creation date earliest:		1725
creation date latest:		1735
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creditline:			Bequest of Muriel Butkin
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culture:	Switzerland
technique:	Pen and brown ink and gray wash (illustration); pen and black ink and gray wash (border design)
department:	Drawings
collection:	DR - Misc. Countries
type:		Drawing
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CREATORS

* Johan Melchior Füssli (Swiss, 1677–1736)  - artist

* Johann Daniel Preissler (German, 1666–1737)  - artist

* Johann Jacob Scheuchzer (Swiss, 1672–1733)  - execution supervised by

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measurements: Sheet: 29.5 x 20.2 cm (11 5/8 x 7 15/16 in.)
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	description:	laid paper
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inscriptions:

	inscription:	Border Design: inscribed, upper right in brown ink: TAB. CCCLXI
	translation:	
	remark:		

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