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Entretiens sur la pluralité des mondes (Conversations on the Plurality of Worlds)

1727
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Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Entretiens sur la pluralité des mondes (Conversations on the Plurality of Worlds)
  • Artist: Bernard Picart (French, Paris 1673–1733 Amsterdam)
  • Date: 1727
  • Medium: Etching
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Gift of Dr. R.G. Wiener, 1920
  • Object Number: 20.96.69
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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