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A nymph and shepherd

1775
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: A nymph and shepherd
  • Artist: Jean-Baptiste Michel (French, Paris 1748–1804 Paris)
  • Artist: Intermediary draftsman George Farington (British, Leigh, Lancaster 1752–1788 Murshidabad, West Bengal)
  • Artist: After Carlo Cignani (Italian, Bologna 1628–1719 Forlì)
  • Publisher: John Boydell (British, Dorrington, Shropshire 1720–1804 London)
  • Date: 1775
  • Medium: Engraving
  • Dimensions: Plate: 12 7/16 × 14 13/16 in. (31.6 × 37.6 cm)
    Sheet: 15 7/8 × 19 15/16 in. (40.4 × 50.7 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Gift of Georgiana W. Sargent, in memory of John Osborne Sargent, 1924
  • Object Number: 24.63.1371
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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