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Object Type
Museum number: 1870,1210.295
Title: Object: Le Laboureur et ses enfants
Description: The ploughman and his sons: rustic interior with dying old man seated in canopy bed and warning his three elder sons, standing beside him; at left, woman seated by the fireplace, with infant in her arms and little girl standing behind her, and making a gesture towards a little boy standing nearby, next to an armchair, and looking at the old man; at right, an old woman locking the door; scene inspired by La Fontaine's fable of the same name. 1867 Mixed techniques
Producer name: Print made by: Paul Girardet; After: Théophile Emmanuel Duverger; Published by: Goupil; Published by: Knoedler & Co; Printed by: Goupil
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Production date: 1867
Production place: Published in: New York (city); Published in: Paris (France); Published in: Berlin (city); Printed in: Paris (France)
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Dimensions: Height: 637 millimetres; Width: 854 millimetres
$Inscriptions
Bibliographic references: Beraldi 1885-92 / Les Graveurs du dix-neuvième siècle (vol. VII p.158); IFF / Inventaire du Fonds Français: Bibliothèque Nationale, Département des Estampes (not described)
Location: Not on display
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Acquisition name
Acquisition date: 1870
Acquisition notes: Acquired under the Copyright Act
Department: Prints and Drawings
Registration number: 1870,1210.295

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