Medal Engraving, from Encyclopédie

Prints and Drawings

1762/77

A. J. Defehrt (French, active 18th century)
after André-Jean-Baptiste Boucher d’Argis (French, 1750-1794)
published by André le Breton (French, 1708-1779), Michel-Antoine David (French, c. 1707-1769), Laurent Durand (French, 1712-1763), and Antoine-Claude Briasson (French, 1700-1775)

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Artist: A. J. Defehrt
Title: Medal Engraving, from Encyclopédie
Origin: France
Date: 1762–1777
Medium: Engraving on cream laid paper
Dimensions: 315 × 200 mm (image); 355 × 225 mm (plate); 390 × 255 mm (sheet)
Credit Line: The Art Institute of Chicago
Reference Number: 1941.133.22

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