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The Lunch

1787–93
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: The Lunch
  • Artist: Louis Marin Bonnet (French, Paris 1736–1793 Saint-Mandé, Val-de-Marne)
  • Artist: After Jean-Baptiste Huet I (French, Paris 1745–1811 Paris)
  • Date: 1787–93
  • Medium: Stipple and wash manner
  • Dimensions: Sheet (trimmed): 12 1/2 × 9 5/8 in. (31.7 × 24.5 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Bequest of Ella Morris de Peyster, 1957
  • Object Number: 58.560.6
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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Miranda (Shakespeare, The Tempest, Act 1, Scene 2), Caroline Watson  British, Stipple engraving; printed in brown ink
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L'Air (The Air): A Group of Three Putti on Clouds, Louis Marin Bonnet  French, Crayon-manner engraving in red ink
Louis Marin Bonnet
After François Boucher
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Ophelia (Shakespeare, Hamlet, Act 4, Scene 5), Caroline Watson  British, Stipple engraving; printed in brown ink
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The Lover Heard, Louis Marin Bonnet  French, Stipple and wash manner, printed in orange-red, blue, yellow, and black inks
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