PrintsFrench18th century

The Russian Boats

1775

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: 23.5 × 29.5 cm (9 1/4 × 11 5/8 in.) Plate: 26.8 × 31.9 cm (10 9/16 × 12 9/16 in.) Sheet: 34.5 × 39.3 cm (13 9/16 × 15 1/2 in.)

Provenance

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

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