print; book-illustration

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Object Type: print; book-illustration
Museum number: 1895,1031.165
Description: Three putti forging weapons in a cave; vignette for title-page to volume 5 of Berruyer's 'Histoire du peuple de Dieu depuis son origine jusqu'à la naissance du Messie' (seventh edition, 7 volumes, Paris: Jean Baptiste Coignard, 1738). 1738 Etching, with letterpress text
Producer name: After: François Boucher; Print made by: Bernard Lépicié
School/style
Production date: 1738
Materials
Technique: etching; letterpress
Dimensions: Height: 50 millimetres; Width: 85 millimetres
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Bibliographic references: Jean-Richard 1978 / L'Oeuvre gravé de François Boucher dans la collection Edmond de Rothschild (not described); IFF / Inventaire du Fonds Français: Bibliothèque Nationale, Département des Estampes (51)
Location: Not on display
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Acquisition name
Acquisition date: 1895
Department: Prints and Drawings
Registration number: 1895,1031.165

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