PrintsFrench18th century

Liberty, Supported by Reason, Protects Innocence and Crowns Virtue

1793

Artists

François BernierArtist

Simon Louis BoizotArtist after

Gamble et CoipelPublisher

Classification

Prints

Technique

Mezzotint

Medium

Mezzotint on off-white antique laid paper

Culture

French

Century

18th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Prints

Dimensions

Image: 35.3 × 51.5 cm (13 7/8 × 20 1/4 in.) Plate: 45 × 59.2 cm (17 11/16 × 23 5/16 in.) Sheet: 47.7 × 62.9 cm (18 3/4 × 24 3/4 in.)

Provenance

[Galerie Terrades, Paris, 2012], to; Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, 2012.

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