PrintsFrench18th century

Travellers

1769

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: 11.3 × 8 cm (4 7/16 × 3 1/8 in.) Sheet: 12.3 × 9.3 cm (4 13/16 × 3 11/16 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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