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Love Doctor (L'amour medecin)

C. Mathey French
After Jacques Courtin French
Publisher Louis Surugue French
ca. 1730–50
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Object Information
  • Title: Love Doctor (L'amour medecin)
  • Artist: C. Mathey (French, active Paris, ca. 1730–50)
  • Artist: After Jacques Courtin (French, Sens 1672–1752 Paris)
  • Publisher: Louis Surugue (French, Paris ca. 1686–1762 Grand Vaux)
  • Date: ca. 1730–50
  • Medium: Etching and engraving
  • Dimensions: Image: 12 7/8 × 8 7/8 in. (32.7 × 22.6 cm)
    Sheet: 15 9/16 × 10 1/16 in. (39.5 × 25.5 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1962
  • Object Number: 62.602.64
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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