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Copy of La Halte des Bohémiens: Les Diseuses de Bonne Aventure (The Gypsy Stopover: The Fortune Tellers), from "Le Bohémiens, série appelée aussi Les Égyptiens, La Marche des Bohémiens, La Vie Errante des Bohémiens, Les Marches Égyptiennes" (The Gypsies, series also called The Egyptians, The Gypsy Troops, The Wandering Lives of Gypsies, The Egyptian Troops)

17th century

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Copy of La Halte des Bohémiens: Les Diseuses de Bonne Aventure (The Gypsy Stopover: The Fortune Tellers), from "Le Bohémiens, série appelée aussi Les Égyptiens, La Marche des Bohémiens, La Vie Errante des Bohémiens, Les Marches Égyptiennes" (The Gypsies, series also called The Egyptians, The Gypsy Troops, The Wandering Lives of Gypsies, The Egyptian Troops), Anonymous, Etching and engraving — This image cannot be enlarged, viewed at full screen, or downloaded.

Title: Copy of La Halte des Bohémiens: Les Diseuses de Bonne Aventure (The Gypsy Stopover: The Fortune Tellers), from "Le Bohémiens, série appelée aussi Les Égyptiens, La Marche des Bohémiens, La Vie Errante des Bohémiens, Les Marches Égyptiennes" (The Gypsies, series also called The Egyptians, The Gypsy Troops, The Wandering Lives of Gypsies, The Egyptian Troops)

Series/Portfolio: Le Bohémiens, série appelée aussi Les Égyptiens, La Marche des Bohémiens, La Vie Errante des Bohémiens, Les Marches Égyptiennes

Artist: Anonymous

Artist: After Jacques Callot (French, Nancy 1592–1635 Nancy)

Date: 17th century

Medium: Etching and engraving

Dimensions: Mount: 5 13/16 x 11 3/16 in. (14.7 x 28.4 cm)
Sheet: 5 1/4 x 9 5/8 in. (13.3 x 24.5 cm)

Classification: Prints

Credit Line: Gift of Harry G. Friedman, 1962

Object Number: 62.635.921

Chronology

France, 1600-1800 A.D.

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France, 1600-1800 A.D.

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