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The permanent collection at the Muscarelle dates from 1732 and has grown to nearly 8,000 objects.
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CURTIS, EDWARD S.
c. 1899
Photogravure on wove paper
Sheet: 15 1/2 x 10 15/16 ins. (39.3 x 27.7 cm); Image: 10 1/8 x 7 ins. (25.6 x 17.7 cm)
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
Photogravure on wove paper
Sheet: 15 1/2 x 10 15/16 ins. (39.3 x 27.7 cm); Image: 10 1/8 x 7 ins. (25.6 x 17.7 cm)
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment

BOLSWERT, SCHELTE ADAMS after PETER PAUL RUBENS [1577 - 1640]
1635 - 1640
Engraving
Sheet: 12 11/16 x 17 3/4 ins. (32.2 x 45.1 cm); Framed: 24 3/4 x 30 7/8 ins. (62.3 x 78.2 cm)
Gift of Thomas E. Thorne
Engraving
Sheet: 12 11/16 x 17 3/4 ins. (32.2 x 45.1 cm); Framed: 24 3/4 x 30 7/8 ins. (62.3 x 78.2 cm)
Gift of Thomas E. Thorne

COLE, WILLIE
2012
Intaglio and relief
Sheet: 63 1/2 x 22 1/2 ins. (162.6 x 58.4 cm); Framed: 67 9/16 x 26 5/8 ins. (171.8 x 67.8 cm)
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment (Image credit line: Image Courtesy of Highpoint Editions and the Artist | Photo credit: David Kern)
Intaglio and relief
Sheet: 63 1/2 x 22 1/2 ins. (162.6 x 58.4 cm); Framed: 67 9/16 x 26 5/8 ins. (171.8 x 67.8 cm)
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment (Image credit line: Image Courtesy of Highpoint Editions and the Artist | Photo credit: David Kern)

de RIBERA, JUSEPE
c. 1624
Etching with engraving and drypoint
7 5/8 x 9 7/8 ins. (19.4 x 25.0 cm)
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
Etching with engraving and drypoint
7 5/8 x 9 7/8 ins. (19.4 x 25.0 cm)
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment

BUHOT, FÉLIX-HILAIRE
1876
Etching and drypoint on vellum
Sheet: 10 ½ x 16 1/8 ins. (26.5 x 41 cm); Image: 8 7/8 x 12 ¼ ins. (22.5 x 31.1 cm)
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
Etching and drypoint on vellum
Sheet: 10 ½ x 16 1/8 ins. (26.5 x 41 cm); Image: 8 7/8 x 12 ¼ ins. (22.5 x 31.1 cm)
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment

CLYMER, JOHN FORD
1942
Oil on canvas
Gift of Jane Spencer Smith (W&M '48) and Willard S. Smith (W&M '44), Alumni medallion recipients
Oil on canvas
Gift of Jane Spencer Smith (W&M '48) and Willard S. Smith (W&M '44), Alumni medallion recipients
GACHUPIN, LAURA
11/1981
Ceramic, clay, and paint
A) approx. 7 ins. in diameter; B) 4 1/2 ins. x 2 1/2 ins.
Gift of The Matthews Collection
Ceramic, clay, and paint
A) approx. 7 ins. in diameter; B) 4 1/2 ins. x 2 1/2 ins.
Gift of The Matthews Collection

KANAGA, CONSUELO
1963 (printed 1970s?)
Gelatin silver print
13 1/2 x 9 1/2 ins. (34.3 x 24.2 cm)
Gift of Joseph C. French, Jr.
Gelatin silver print
13 1/2 x 9 1/2 ins. (34.3 x 24.2 cm)
Gift of Joseph C. French, Jr.

UTAGAWA TOKOKUNI, Untitled Kabuki scene, c. 1815, Woodblock print, Sheet: 15 3/8 x 31 ins. (39.0 x 78.7 cm), Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Sullivan
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