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Livre de Differents Caracters de Têtes. Inventez part M. Watteau et Gravez d'Après ses Desseins, par Filloeul. A Paris, chez Filloeul, rue Bordet derriere St. Geneviève a l'Hotel de Vendome.

Engraver Engraved and printed by Pierre Filloeul French
1734
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  • Title: Livre de Differents Caracters de Têtes. Inventez part M. Watteau et Gravez d'Après ses Desseins, par Filloeul. A Paris, chez Filloeul, rue Bordet derriere St. Geneviève a l'Hotel de Vendome.
  • Engraver: Engraved and printed by Pierre Filloeul (French, Abbeville 1696–after 1754 Paris) , Paris
  • Artist: Antoine Watteau (French, Valenciennes 1684–1721 Nogent-sur-Marne)
  • Published in: Paris
  • Date: 1734
  • Dimensions: Overall: 9 7/8 x 7 1/2 x 1/2 in. (25.1 x 19.1 x 1.2 cm)
  • Classification: Books
  • Credit Line: Mary Martin Fund, 1985
  • Object Number: 1985.1005
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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