A Thief Steals the Purse of a Man Kneeling before an Altar, from Proverbi Figurati, plate 42
Object type: Print
Department: Drawings and Prints
Portfolio: Proverbi Figurati
Artist: Giuseppe Maria Mitelli
Artist bio: Italian, Bologna (?) 1634–1718 Bologna
Artist role: Artist
Artist nationality: Italian
Date: 1678
Medium: Etching
Dimensions: Sheet: 13 3/8 × 9 1/8 in. (33.9 × 23.2 cm)
Plate: 10 13/16 × 7 15/16 in. (27.5 × 20.2 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1944
Accession year: 1944