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The Danger of the Private Conversation

A work made of etching and engraving on paper.
CC0 Public Domain Designation

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  • A work made of etching and engraving on paper.

Date:

n.d.

Artist:

Jean Baptiste Blaise Simonet (French, 1742-1813)
after Pierre Antoine Baudouin (French, 1723-1769)

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Jean Baptiste Blaise Simonet

Title

The Danger of the Private Conversation

Place

France (Artist's nationality:)

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Artist's working dates 1762–1813

Medium

Etching and engraving on paper

Dimensions

Image: 25.2 × 19.7 cm (9 15/16 × 7 13/16 in.); Plate: 35.8 × 26.6 cm (14 1/8 × 10 1/2 in.); Sheet: 39.6 × 27.2 cm (15 5/8 × 10 3/4 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of the Print and Drawing Club

Reference Number

1925.180

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