PrintsFrench18th century

The Balalaika Player

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: 12.5 × 10 cm (4 15/16 × 3 15/16 in.) Plate: 15 × 11.8 cm (5 7/8 × 4 5/8 in.) Sheet: 16.4 × 13 cm (6 7/16 × 5 1/8 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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