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Sense of Smell

A work made of etching and aquatint on cream laid paper.
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  • A work made of etching and aquatint on cream laid paper.

Date:

1774

Artist:

Jean Baptiste Le Prince
French, 1734-1781

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Jean Baptiste Le Prince

Title

Sense of Smell

Place

France (Artist's nationality:)

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1774

Medium

Etching and aquatint on cream laid paper

Dimensions

Plate: 16.3 × 10.5 cm (6 7/16 × 4 3/16 in.); Sheet: 25.1 × 17.3 cm (9 15/16 × 6 13/16 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Dorothy Braude Edinburg to the Harry B. and Bessie K. Braude Memorial Collection

Reference Number

2013.583

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