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La Fontaine

Artist and publisher Charles Nicolas Cochin I French
1739
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Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: La Fontaine
  • Artist and publisher: Charles Nicolas Cochin I (French, Paris 1688–1754 Paris)
  • Artist: after Jean Siméon Chardin (French, Paris 1699–1779 Paris)
  • Date: 1739
  • Medium: Etching and engraving; second state of three
  • Dimensions: Sheet (trimmed): 10 11/16 × 11 13/16 in. (27.2 × 30 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1953
  • Object Number: 53.600.520
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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