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The Village Soothsayer

After Gabriel Briard French
1762
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: The Village Soothsayer
  • Artist: François Jourd'heuil (French, Poitiers 1759–1781 Paris)
  • Artist: After Gabriel Briard (French, Paris 1725–1777 Paris)
  • Date: 1762
  • Medium: Engraving
  • Dimensions: Sheet (trimmed): 18 1/2 × 13 1/2 in. (47 × 34.3 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1962
  • Object Number: 62.602.34
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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