Art of Writing, from Encyclopédie

Prints and Drawings

1760

Benoît-Louis Prévost (French, c. 1735-1809)
after Antoine-Gaspard Boucher d’Argis (French, 1708-1791)
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)

Status: Currently Off View
Department: Prints and Drawings

Artist: Benoît-Louis Prévost
Title: Art of Writing, from Encyclopédie
Place: France (Artist's nationality:)
Date Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.: 1760
Medium: Engraving, with etching, on cream laid paper
Dimensions: Image: 33 × 21 cm (13 × 8 5/16 in.); Plate: 35.5 × 22.2 cm (14 × 8 3/4 in.); Sheet: 40 × 26 cm (15 3/4 × 10 1/4 in.)
Credit Line: The Art Institute of Chicago
Reference Number: 1941.133.27
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