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La Liseuse (A Woman Reading)

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

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  • A work made of engraving on paper.

Date:

1761-62

Artist:

Johann Georg Wille (German, 1715-1808)
after Gerrit Dou (Dutch, 1613-1675)

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Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Johann Georg Wille

Title

La Liseuse (A Woman Reading)

Place

Germany (Artist's nationality:)

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c. 1761–1762

Medium

Engraving on paper

Dimensions

Sheet: 38.3 × 27 cm (15 1/8 × 10 11/16 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Mrs. Morris Woolf

Reference Number

1941.471

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