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Le Testament Dechiré (The Torn-up Will)

Date:

1785

Artist:

Jean-Charles Le Vasseur (French, 1734-1816)
After Jean-Baptiste Greuze (French, 1725-1805)

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Jean Charles Le Vasseur

Title

Le Testament Dechiré (The Torn-up Will)

Place

France (Artist's nationality)

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1785

Medium

Engraving in black ink on ivory laid paper

Dimensions

Sheet: 52.9 × 66 cm (20 7/8 × 26 in.); Image: 49.4 × 63.5 cm (19 1/2 × 25 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Elizabeth Hammond Stickney

Reference Number

1887.248

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