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The Story that Stops Time (L'Histoire qui arrête le temps)

1708–54
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: The Story that Stops Time (L'Histoire qui arrête le temps)
  • Artist: Charles Nicolas Cochin I (French, Paris 1688–1754 Paris)
  • Artist: After Charles Antoine Coypel (French, Paris 1694–1752 Paris)
  • Date: 1708–54
  • Medium: Etching and engraving
  • Dimensions: Image: 13 1/4 × 8 3/4 in. (33.7 × 22.3 cm)
    Sheet: 15 1/4 × 10 1/2 in. (38.7 × 26.7 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1966
  • Object Number: 66.631.136
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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