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Vignette with the Head of Bacchus on a Cornelian, Tome I, Page 242, from Description des Principales Pierres gravées du Cabinet de S.A.S. Monseigneur le Duc d'Orléans Premier Prince du sang. A Paris chez M. l'abbé de la Chau au Palais-Royal M. l'abbé Le Blond au collége Mazarin Et chez Pissot, libraire, quai des Augustins

1778–80

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This vignette was included in Description des Principales Pierres gravées du Cabinet de S.A.S. Monseigneur le Duc d'Orléans Premier Prince du sang. A Paris chez M. l'abbé de la Chau au Palais-Royal M. l'abbé Le Blond au collége Mazarin Et chez Pissot, libraire, quai des Augustins (1780).

Vignette with the Head of Bacchus on a Cornelian, Tome I, Page 242, from Description des Principales Pierres gravées du Cabinet de S.A.S. Monseigneur le Duc d'Orléans Premier Prince du sang. A Paris chez M. l'abbé de la Chau au Palais-Royal M. l'abbé Le Blond au collége Mazarin Et chez Pissot, libraire, quai des Augustins, Augustin de Saint-Aubin (French, Paris 1736–1807 Paris), Etching — Due to rights restrictions, this image cannot be enlarged, viewed at full screen, or downloaded.

Title: Vignette with the Head of Bacchus on a Cornelian, Tome I, Page 242, from Description des Principales Pierres gravées du Cabinet de S.A.S. Monseigneur le Duc d'Orléans Premier Prince du sang. A Paris chez M. l'abbé de la Chau au Palais-Royal M. l'abbé Le Blond au collége Mazarin Et chez Pissot, libraire, quai des Augustins

Series/Portfolio: Description des Principales Pierres gravées du Cabinet de S.A.S. Monseigneur le Duc d'Orléans Premier Prince du sang. A Paris chez M. l'abbé de la Chau au Palais-Royal M. l'abbé Le Blond au collége Mazarin Et chez Pissot, libraire, quai des Augustins

Artist: Augustin de Saint-Aubin (French, Paris 1736–1807 Paris)

Publisher: L'Abbé La Chau

Publisher: L'Abbé Le Blond

Publisher: Pissot

Date: 1778–80

Medium: Etching

Dimensions: Sheet: 11 11/16 × 8 1/2 in. (29.7 × 21.6 cm)
Plate: 11 1/4 × 8 7/16 in. (28.5 × 21.4 cm)

Classification: Prints

Credit Line: Rogers, Harris Brisbane Dick, and The Elisha Whittelsey Funds, 1961

Accession Number: 61.653.35(2)

Chronology

France, 1600-1800 A.D.

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