Time Carrying Truth

Artist and publisher Laurent Cars French

After François Le Moyne French

1747

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Artwork Details

Title: Time Carrying Truth
Artist and publisher: Laurent Cars (French, Lyons 1699–1771 Paris)
Artist: After François Le Moyne (French, Paris 1688–1737 Paris)
Date: 1747
Medium: Etching and engraving; third state of three (BN)
Dimensions: Sheet (trimmed): 15 1/4 × 10 5/8 in. (38.8 × 27 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1962
Object Number: 62.602.997
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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