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The Working Mother

1740
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Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: The Working Mother
  • Artist: Bernard Lepicié (French, Paris 1698–1755 Paris)
  • Artist: After Jean Siméon Chardin (French, Paris 1699–1779 Paris)
  • Publisher: Chez L'Auteur
  • Publisher: Louis Surugue (French, Paris ca. 1686–1762 Grand Vaux)
  • Date: 1740
  • Medium: Engraving
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 14 7/16 × 9 15/16 in. (36.7 × 25.3 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1953
  • Object Number: 53.600.527
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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