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Claude Mellan

St Francis of Assisi Adoring the Christ Child on the Virgin's Lap

Engraving; second state of two (BN)
23.5 × 35.2 cm (9.3 × 13.9 in)

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In the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York · as of July 2026

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