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Figures and Heads

1773
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Artwork Details

Object Information
  • 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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