PrintsFrench18th century

The Ox

1771

Artists

Jean-Baptiste Le PrinceArtist

Classification

Prints

Technique

Etching and aquatint

Culture

French

Century

18th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Prints

Dimensions

Image: 10.5 × 12 cm (4 1/8 × 4 3/4 in.) Plate: 13 × 14 cm (5 1/8 × 5 1/2 in.) Sheet: 15 × 16.5 cm (5 7/8 × 6 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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