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Birth and Baptismal Certificate

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Yellow castle-like buildings at top left and right. A large rectangle with decorative border contains text written in a foreign language, likely German. Rectangle's top has decorative curvy lines and a face. The bottom half of the rectangle has a circle containing a man's head and shoulders wearing a green and orange outfit. The man's image is surrounded by a blue circle and a gold floral pattern on a beige background. Four toucans with blue faces, black beaks, and white and orange feathers on body, and blue feet, sitting on branches with leaves and flowers.

Artwork Details

Date
1795
Medium
Watercolor and iron gall ink on off-white laid paper
Culture
American
Dimensions
599 × 513 px
Public Domain
Yes
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