PrintsFrench18th century

The Washerwomen

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: 33 × 23 cm (13 × 9 1/16 in.) Plate: 38.2 × 26.5 cm (15 1/16 × 10 7/16 in.) Sheet: 46 × 32.2 cm (18 1/8 × 12 11/16 in.)

Provenance

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

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