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La Naissance

ca. 1744
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Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: La Naissance
  • Artist: Jean-Joseph Baléchou (French, Arles 1716–1764 Avignon)
  • Artist: After Michel François Dandré-Bardon (French, Aix-en-Provence 1700–1783 Paris)
  • Publisher: Bernard Lepicié (French, Paris 1698–1755 Paris)
  • Publisher: Louis Surugue (French, Paris ca. 1686–1762 Grand Vaux)
  • Date: ca. 1744
  • Medium: Engraving
  • Dimensions: Sheet (Trimmed): 14 7/8 in. × 11 in. (37.8 × 28 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Purchase, Harry G. Friedman Bequest, 1967
  • Object Number: 67.539.236
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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