La Bonne Mere

Nicolas de Launay French

After Jean Honoré Fragonard French

18th century

Not on view

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Title: La Bonne Mere
Artist: Nicolas de Launay (French, Paris 1739–1792 Paris)
Artist: After Jean Honoré Fragonard (French, Grasse 1732–1806 Paris)
Date: 18th century
Medium: Etching, before first state of three (Portalis)
Dimensions: Sheet: 22 15/16 × 17 5/16 in. (58.2 × 44 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1959
Object Number: 59.596.60
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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