About This Artwork

Probably adapted by Jean Jacques Lagrenée le Jeune (French, 1739–1821) from engravings by Charles Dupuis (French, 1685–1742) and Louis Desplaces (French, 1682–1739) dating from 1717–1721, after
Louis de Boullongne le Jeune (French, 1654–1733)
Produced by Oberkampf Manufactory, 1738–1815
France, Jouy-en-Josas

Portion of a Valance Entitled "Les Quatre Éléments" (The Four Elements), 1785/90

Cotton, plain weave; copperplate printed
64 x 68.3 cm (25 1/4 x 26 7/8 in.)
Restricted gift of Mrs. Martha Borland Willis in memory of Mrs. Chauncey B. Borland, 1981.54




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