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Three Loves Next to a Cartouche

After François Boucher French
Publisher Gabriel Huquier French
1727–60
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Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Three Loves Next to a Cartouche
  • Series/Portfolio: Fourth Book of Groups of Children
    (Quatrième Livre de Groupes d'Enfans)
  • Artist: Pierre Alexandre Aveline (French, Paris 1702–1760 Paris)
  • Artist: After François Boucher (French, Paris 1703–1770 Paris)
  • Publisher: Gabriel Huquier (French, Orléans 1695–1772 Paris)
  • Date: 1727–60
  • Medium: Etching and engraving
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 10 7/16 x 8 7/16 in. (26.5 x 21.5 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1955
  • Object Number: 55.539.12
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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