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The Oyster Eaters

Publisher Jacques Philippe Le Bas French
1778
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Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: The Oyster Eaters
  • Artist: Jean Tessier (French, active 1770–78)
  • Artist: After Jean-Baptiste Bénard (French, active 1740 to 1758)
  • Publisher: Jacques Philippe Le Bas (French, Paris 1707–1783 Paris)
  • Date: 1778
  • Medium: Engraving and etching
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 10 5/16 × 11 15/16 in. (26.2 × 30.3 cm)
    Plate: 8 11/16 × 9 7/8 in. (22 × 25.1 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Gift of Georgiana W. Sargent, in memory of John Osborne Sargent, 1924
  • Object Number: 24.63.1263
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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