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The Pleasures of the Countryside

mid to late 18th century
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: The Pleasures of the Countryside
  • Artist: Louis Marin Bonnet (French, Paris 1736–1793 Saint-Mandé, Val-de-Marne)
  • Artist: After Jean-Baptiste Le Prince (French, Metz 1734–1781 Saint-Denis-du-Port)
  • Date: mid to late 18th century
  • Medium: Chalk manner in red
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 16 3/4 × 13 11/16 in. (42.5 × 34.8 cm)
    Plate: 15 3/8 × 11 3/16 in. (39 × 28.4 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, Transferred from the Library, 1923
  • Object Number: 23.60.34
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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