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Profile of a woman and a study of an oak branch

1770–88
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Profile of a woman and a study of an oak branch
  • Artist: Gilles-Antoine Demarteau (French, Paris, 1756–1802)
  • Date: 1770–88
  • Medium: Crayon-manner etching printed in black ink
  • Dimensions: Image: 5 11/16 × 7 3/16 in. (14.5 × 18.3 cm)
    Plate: 8 × 10 1/16 in. (20.3 × 25.5 cm)
    Sheet: 10 7/16 × 13 3/4 in. (26.5 × 35 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1953
  • Object Number: 53.523.37
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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Dr. Arne, Francesco Bartolozzi  Italian, Crayon-manner etching, printed in brown ink; proof before letters
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Bust Portrait of a Man with a Beard, Gilles-Antoine Demarteau  French, Chalk manner in red
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Chèvre, chevreaux et moutons, Gilles Demarteau  French, Crayon-manner etching printed in red ink
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After François Boucher
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Le Printemps, Gilles-Antoine Demarteau  French, Etching and aquatint with mezzotint and stipple
Gilles-Antoine Demarteau
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1785

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