Figures and Heads

Various artists/makers

1773

Not on view

Artwork Details

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Provenance

Title: Figures and Heads
Artist: Benjamin Green (British, Halesowen, Shropshire, baptized 1739–died 1798)
Artist: After Philippe Jacques de Loutherbourg (French, Strasbourg 1740–1812 London)
Artist: After Benigno Bossi (Italian, 1727–1792)
Artist: After Marcellus Laroon the Elder (French, The Hague 1653–1702 Surrey)
Artist: After Jean-Baptiste Greuze (French, Tournus 1725–1805 Paris)
Date: 1773
Medium: Illustrations: soft ground etching and mezzotint
Dimensions: 11 1/4 x 7 11/16 in. (28.6 x 19.5 cm)
Classification: Books
Credit Line: Purchase, Adrian T. Eeles Gift, 2011
Object Number: 2011.177(1-24)
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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