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Object Type
print
Museum number
1989,0930.8
Title
Object:
La Pharmacie
(Pharmacology)
Description
In a trompe l'oeil opening, a man in a robe and a fur-trimmed coat is sitting near a large extraordinary flue, in a laboratory filled with stuffed animals. 1738 Etching and engraving
Producer name
Print made by:
Charles Nicolas Cochin père
After:
Jacques de Lajoue
Published by:
La veuve Chéreau
School/style
French
Production date
1738
Production place
Published in:
Paris (France)
Materials
paper
Technique
etching
engraving
Dimensions
Height:
311 millimetres
(plate)
Height:
311 millimetres
Width:
372 millimetres
(plate)
Width:
376 millimetres
$Inscriptions
Curator's comments
From series of thirteen engraved by C.N.Cochin between 1737 and 1745, see 2000-5-21-88 for comment.
Bibliographic references
IFF / Inventaire du Fonds Français: Bibliothèque Nationale, Département des Estampes
(250)
Roland Michel 1984 / Lajoue et l'art rocaille
(G.71)
Location
Not on display
Subjects
arts and sciences
laboratory
Associated names
Associated with:
Duc de Piquigny
Associated places
Associated with:
Paris
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
Arsène Bonafous-Murat
Acquisition date
1989
Department
Prints and Drawings
Registration number
1989,0930.8