Nicolas Le Sueur|Bernardo di Betto Pinturicchio
The invention of the cross; three men lifting a cross from a trench; from 'Recueil d'estampes d'après les plus beaux tableaux et d'après les plus beaux desseins qui sont en France, Cabinet Crozat' after a drawing by Pinturicchio
ca. 1729–64
Etching and aquatint with tone woodblock
53.1 × 38.3 cm (20.9 × 15.1 in)
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In the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York · as of July 2026
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