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The Epiphany of the New Antichrist (Metropolitan Museum of Art, 49.95.688)

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An etching with letterpress titled "The Epiphany of the New Antichrist," made by the Dutch printmaker Romeyn de Hooghe in 1689, a satirical political print of its moment that names its subject outright in its own title. Held today by the Metropolitan Museum of Art under accession 49.95.688.

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Etching with letterpress, Romeyn de Hooghe, Dutch, 1689, Metropolitan Museum of Art 49.95.688 1
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Print (Engraving, Etching, Woodcut or Lithograph) 1
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Etching 1
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Belongs to Tradition

Source The Epiphany of the New Antichrist, Metropolitan Museum of Art (49.95.688)

Depicts

The Metropolitan Museum of Art's own title for this satirical etching names the subject outright, the Antichrist.

Source The Epiphany of the New Antichrist, Metropolitan Museum of Art (49.95.688)
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1. The Epiphany of the New Antichrist, Metropolitan Museum of Art (49.95.688)
Metropolitan Museum of Art
  • accession 49.95.688
  • catalogue record, medium/object-type description
    An etching with letterpress titled "The Epiphany of the New Antichrist," made by the Dutch printmaker Romeyn de Hooghe in 1689, a satirical political print of its moment that names its subject outright in its own title.
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