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Portrait of Nicolas Boileau Despréaux

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

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  • A work made of engraving on paper.

Date:

1710

Artist:

François Chereau, the elder (French, 1680-1729)
after Hyacinthe Rigaud y Ros (French, 1659-1743)

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

François Chereau, the elder

Title

Portrait of Nicolas Boileau Despréaux

Place

France (Artist's nationality)

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Made 1710

Medium

Engraving on paper

Dimensions

26.3 × 18.5 cm (10 3/8 × 7 5/16 in.)

Credit Line

The Wallace L. DeWolf and Joseph Brooks Fair Collections

Reference Number

1920.2062

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