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Shepherdess

1780
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Shepherdess
  • Artist: Gilles-Antoine Demarteau (French, Paris, 1756–1802)
  • Artist: After Jean-Baptiste Huet I (French, Paris 1745–1811 Paris)
  • Date: 1780
  • Medium: Etching and aquatint with stipple engraving and roulette
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 8 1/4 × 11 3/16 in. (21 × 28.4 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Bequest of Susan Dwight Bliss, 1966
  • Object Number: 67.630.95
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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Vierge, d'après Eisen, Gilles-Antoine Demarteau  French, Crayon-manner etching printed in red ink
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