Desire, plate 8 from "Heads Representing the Various Passions of the Soul; as they are Expressed in the Human Countenance: Drawn by that Great Master Monsieur Le Brun"

After Charles Le Brun French
Publisher Robert Sayer British
1765
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  • Title: Desire, plate 8 from "Heads Representing the Various Passions of the Soul; as they are Expressed in the Human Countenance: Drawn by that Great Master Monsieur Le Brun"
  • Series/Portfolio: Heads Representing the Various Passions of the Soul; as they are Expressed in the Human Countenance: Drawn by that Great Master Monsieur Le Brun
  • Engraver: Anonymous, British, 18th century
  • Artist: After Charles Le Brun (French, Paris 1619–1690 Paris)
  • Publisher: Robert Sayer (British, Sunderland 1725–1794 Bath)
  • Date: 1765
  • Medium: Engraving with etching
  • Dimensions: Plate: 11 1/4 x 7 1/4 in. (28.6 x 18.4 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1953
  • Object Number: 53.638.31(20-5)
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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