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The Precautions, from Monument du Costume Physique et Moral de la fin du Dix-huitième siècle

A work made of engraving with etching on paper.
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Date:

1777

Artist:

Pietro Antonio Martini (Italian, 1738-1797)
after Jean Michel Moreau (French, 1741-1814)
published by Laurent-François Prault (French 1712-1780)

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Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Pietro Antonio Martini

Title

The Precautions, from Monument du Costume Physique et Moral de la fin du Dix-huitième siècle

Place

Italy (Artist's nationality:)

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Made 1777

Medium

Engraving with etching on paper

Inscriptions

Lettered, lower left: "J.Moreau inv."; lower right: "P.A. Martini Sculp. 1777."; below image: "Les Precautions./ No.14./ A.P.D.R."

Dimensions

Image: 27 × 21.6 cm (10 11/16 × 8 9/16 in.); Plate: 41.4 × 32.5 cm (16 5/16 × 12 13/16 in.); Sheet, folded: 52.2 × 41.3 cm (20 9/16 × 16 5/16 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of the Print and Drawing Club

Reference Number

1926.945

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