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Leda and the Swan

After François Boucher French
n.d.
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Leda and the Swan
  • Artist: Claude Augustin Duflos le Jeune (French, Paris 1700–1786 Paris)
  • Artist: After François Boucher (French, Paris 1703–1770 Paris)
  • Date: n.d.
  • Medium: Etching
  • Dimensions: plate: 20 1/16 x 10 5/16 in. (51 x 26.2 cm)
    sheet: 21 x 11 1/4 in. (53.3 x 28.5 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1965
  • Object Number: 65.600.8
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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