PrintsFrench18th century

The Merchant of Live Fish

1767

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: 11.7 × 9.5 cm (4 5/8 × 3 3/4 in.) Sheet: 13.9 × 10.5 cm (5 1/2 × 4 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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