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Frieze with Antique Motifs

ca. 1791
Not on view
One of a pair of friezes (see 2009.187.2)

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Frieze with Antique Motifs
  • Artist: Louise Pithoud (French, active 18th century)
  • Artist: After Jean Guillaume Moitte (French, Paris 1746–1810 Paris)
  • Date: ca. 1791
  • Medium: Etching, aquatint, and crayon manner engraving
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 5 1/16 x 17 3/16 in. (12.8 x 43.7 cm)
    Image: 4 5/16 x 16 5/8 in. (10.9 x 42.2 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Purchase, C. G. Boerner Gift and Susan Schulman Printseller Gift, in honor of Isabel Wilcox, 2009
  • Object Number: 2009.187.1
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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