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Le Bonne Petite Soeur

Publisher Lenfant French
Publisher Niquet French
1765–71
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Le Bonne Petite Soeur
  • Artist: Philippe Jacques de Loutherbourg (French, Strasbourg 1740–1812 London)
  • Publisher: Lenfant (French, active 1767)
  • Publisher: Niquet (French, active 18th-19th century)
  • Date: 1765–71
  • Medium: Etching
  • Dimensions: sheet: 12 13/16 x 9 3/16 in. (32.6 x 23.4 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1966
  • Object Number: 66.617.1
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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