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Sight, from "The Five Senses"

1730–65
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Sight, from "The Five Senses"
  • Series/Portfolio: The Five Senses
    (Les Cinq Sens)
  • Etcher: Anne Claude Philippe de Tubières, comte de Caylus (French, Paris 1692–1765 Paris)
  • Engraver: Etienne Fessard (French, Paris 1714–1777 Paris)
  • Artist: After Edme Bouchardon (French, Chaumont 1698–1762 Paris)
  • Publisher: François Joullain (French, Paris 1697–1778 Paris)
  • Date: 1730–65
  • Medium: Etching and engraving
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 15 11/16 × 11 1/4 in. (39.9 × 28.6 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1953
  • Object Number: 53.600.2398
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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