Fortune and Misfortune, or The Broken Pitcher

Louis Philibert Debucourt French

1787

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Title: Fortune and Misfortune, or The Broken Pitcher
Artist: Louis Philibert Debucourt (French, Paris 1755–1832 Paris)
Date: 1787
Medium: Mezzotint (black), three etched and engraved plates (colors); second state of three
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1935
Object Number: 35.100.27
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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