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Le Légataire, from Oeuvres Complettes de Regnard avec des avertissements et des remarques sur chaque pièce Par M.G.*** Nouvelle édition ornée de belles gravures. De l'imprimerie de Monsieur. A Paris Chez la V.e Duchesne et Fils, rue S. Jacques. No. 47

1787
Not on view

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  • Title: Le Légataire, from Oeuvres Complettes de Regnard avec des avertissements et des remarques sur chaque pièce Par M.G.*** Nouvelle édition ornée de belles gravures. De l'imprimerie de Monsieur. A Paris Chez la V.e Duchesne et Fils, rue S. Jacques. No. 47
  • Series/Portfolio: Le Légataire, from Oeuvres Complettes de Regnard avec des avertissements et des remarques sur chaque pièce Par M.G.*** Nouvelle édition ornée de belles gravures. De l'imprimerie de Monsieur. A Paris Chez la V.e Duchesne et Fils, rue S. Jacques. No. 47
  • Artist: Joseph de Longueil (French, Givet, Ardennes 1730–1792 Paris)
  • Artist: After Jean Michel Moreau le Jeune (French, Paris 1741–1814 Paris)
  • Author: Jean Francois Regnard (French, 1655–1709)
  • Publisher: Duchesne
  • Date: 1787
  • Medium: Etching and engraving; third state of three (Bocher)
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 8 7/16 × 5 11/16 in. (21.5 × 14.5 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Gift of Estate of Ogden Codman, 1951
  • Object Number: 51.644.217
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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