PrintsFrench18th century

The Genies

1770

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

Plate: 12.5 × 12.2 cm (4 15/16 × 4 13/16 in.) Sheet: 15.1 × 15.2 cm (5 15/16 × 6 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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