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Le Petit Jour (Morning)

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

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  • A work made of engraving and etching on ivory laid paper.

Date:

1780

Artist:

Nicolas Delaunay (French, 1739-1792)
after S. Freudeberg (Swiss, 1745-1801)

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Nicolas Delaunay

Title

Le Petit Jour (Morning)

Place

France (Artist's nationality:)

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Artist's working dates 1765–1775

Medium

Engraving and etching on ivory laid paper

Inscriptions

Lettered, lower left: "Dessine par S.Freudeberg."; lower right: "Grave par N. De Launay graveur du Roy."

Dimensions

Image: 28.9 × 21.7 cm (11 7/16 × 8 9/16 in.); Sheet: 37.2 × 27.2 cm (14 11/16 × 10 3/4 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of the Print and Drawing Club

Reference Number

1926.974

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