PrintsFrench18th century

Obstinate Ass

1770

Artists

Jean-Claude Richard, Abbé de Saint-NonArtist

Jean-Honoré FragonardArtist after

Classification

Prints

Technique

Etching and aquatint

Culture

French

Century

18th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Prints

Dimensions

Image: 18 × 26.5 cm (7 1/16 × 10 7/16 in.) Sheet: 18.8 × 27 cm (7 3/8 × 10 5/8 in.)

Provenance

John Witt Randall, bequest to his sister. Belinda Lull Randall, sister of John Witt Randall, gift to Harvard University, 1892.

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