EXHIBITION OF OLD PRINTS OPENS AT FOGG ART MUSEUM

An exhibition of a selection from the recent acquisitions of Prints has been placed on view in the Print Room of the Fogg Art Museum. Among the prints shown are three XVth Century paste prints; a cut from a XVth Century edition of the Apocalypse block book; XVth and Early XVIth Century wood cuts made from illustrations in printed books; XVth Century Florentine engravings; The Judgement of Paris, one of the early and very rare prints by Marcantonio; a beautiful impression of Mantegna's Seated Virgin; two large engravings by the North Italian, Mocetto; and prints by Ingres, Fragonard, Manet, Daumier and Delacroix.

"Many important acquisitions have been made during the past year, covering the whole field of the History of Engraving. The prints shown are of unusual interest and significance. The Exhibition will remain till the middle of October.