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Vignettes for the "New Voyages to the West Indies" by the Chevalier Bossu

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

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  • A work made of etching on ivory laid paper.

Date:

1767

Artist:

Gabriel Jacques de Saint-Aubin
French, 1724–1780

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Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Gabriel Jacques de Saint-Aubin

Title

Vignettes for the "New Voyages to the West Indies" by the Chevalier Bossu

Place

France (Artist's nationality:)

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1767

Medium

Etching on ivory laid paper

Dimensions

Each image: 12.4 × 7.8 cm (4 15/16 × 3 1/8 in.); Plate: 16 × 19 cm (6 5/16 × 7 1/2 in.); Sheet: 20.5 × 23.4 cm (8 1/8 × 9 1/4 in.)

Credit Line

Purchased with funds provided by Mrs. Henry C. Woods

Reference Number

1978.218

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