PrintsFrench18th century

Monument Dedicated to Posterity in Memory of the Incredible Folly of 1720

c. 1720

Artists

Bernard PicartArtist

Classification

Prints

Technique

Etching

Culture

French

Century

18th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Prints

Dimensions

Image: 21 × 35 cm (8 1/4 × 13 3/4 in.) Plate: 26.3 × 35.5 cm (10 3/8 × 14 in.) Sheet: 27 × 37.5 cm (10 5/8 × 14 3/4 in.)

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