La Mort d'Adonis

Gabriel Briard French

Engraver Jacques Jean Pasquier French

18th century

Not on view

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Title: La Mort d'Adonis
Artist: Gabriel Briard (French, Paris 1725–1777 Paris)
Engraver: Jacques Jean Pasquier (French, Paris 1718–1785 Paris)
Published in: Paris
Date: 18th century
Medium: Engraving and etching
Dimensions: Sheet: 23 5/8 × 16 3/16 in. (60 × 41.1 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Gift of Georgiana W. Sargent, in memory of John Osborne Sargent, 1924
Object Number: 24.63.1982
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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