The Old Woman and the Two Maids, plate no. 118 from "Fables choisies de La Fontaine ornées de figures lithographiques..."

Horace Vernet French

Lithographer Godefroy Engelmann German

ca. 1818–21

Not on view

Artwork Details

Title: The Old Woman and the Two Maids, plate no. 118 from "Fables choisies de La Fontaine ornées de figures lithographiques..."
Series/Portfolio: Fables choisies de La Fontaine ornées de figures lithographiques...
Artist: Horace Vernet (French, Paris 1789–1863 Paris)
Lithographer: Godefroy Engelmann (German (born France), Mulhouse 1788–1839 Mulhouse)
Date: ca. 1818–21
Medium: Lithograph; second state of three
Dimensions: Plate: 8 1/8 × 9 1/2 in. (20.7 × 24.2 cm)
Sheet: 9 9/16 × 11 1/8 in. (24.3 × 28.2 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1980
Object Number: 1971.564.130
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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