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Object Type
print
Museum number
2000,0521.101
Title
Object:
Le Villageois entreprenant
(The enterprising villager)
Object:
La Cruche cassée
(The broken pitcher)
Description
Man surprising young woman on banks of stream in wood, knocking over pitcher; her hat and stick are on ground beside her; progress proof with artists details, after engraving and coat of arms, but before inscription. 1778 Etching and engraving
Producer name
Print made by:
Louis Germain
Print made by:
Jean Baptiste Patas
After:
Louis Moreau l'aîné
School/style
French
Production date
1778
Materials
paper
Technique
etching
engraving
Dimensions
Height:
248 millimetres
(trimmed)
Width:
178 millimetres
(trimmed)
$Inscriptions
Bibliographic references
IFF / Inventaire du Fonds Français: Bibliothèque Nationale, Département des Estampes
(42)
Location
Not on display
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
Arsène Bonafous-Murat
Funder name
Funded by:
Arcana Foundation
Acquisition date
2000
Department
Prints and Drawings
Registration number
2000,0521.101