PrintsFrench18th century

Letter

1762

Artists

Johann Georg WilleArtist

Classification

Prints

Technique

Etching and drypoint

Culture

French

Century

18th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Prints

Dimensions

Image: 9.8 × 7.5 cm (3 7/8 × 2 15/16 in.) Plate: 11 × 8.5 cm (4 5/16 × 3 3/8 in.) Sheet: 13 × 9.6 cm (5 1/8 × 3 3/4 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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