PrintsFrench18th century

The Fishermen

1771

Artists

Jean-Baptiste Le PrinceArtist

Classification

Prints

Technique

Etching and aquatint

Medium

Etching and lift ground aquatint on off-white laid paper

Culture

French

Century

18th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Prints

Dimensions

Image: 32.3 × 23.3 cm (12 11/16 × 9 3/16 in.) Plate: 38 × 30.5 cm (14 15/16 × 12 in.) Sheet: 42.4 × 32.4 cm (16 11/16 × 12 3/4 in.)

Provenance

John Witt Randall, bequest; to Belinda Lull Randall, his sister, gift; to Harvard University, 1892.

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