Abreuvoir d'oiseaux (The Birds' Watering Place)
| Title | Abreuvoir d'oiseaux (The Birds' Watering Place) |
|---|---|
| Artist | Quentin-Pierre Chedel after François Boucher |
| Date | 1754 18th century |
| Medium | etching on laid paper |
| Classification | |
| Holding institution | National Gallery of Art (Washington) |
| Credit line | Gift of Carole Slatkin |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
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“Abreuvoir d'oiseaux (The Birds' Watering Place)” is a work by Quentin-Pierre Chedel after François Boucher, dated 1754. It is executed in etching on laid paper and classified as print. In this archive it sits within the ornithological plates tradition. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).
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This work is attributed to Quentin-Pierre Chedel after François Boucher. Browse every catalogued public-domain plate by this maker.
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Catalogued as print. See other public-domain works in the same medium, all free to download and reuse.
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Dated to 1754. Explore the wider set of works from the 18th century held in the archive.
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Made available through the National Gallery of Art (Washington) open-access programme, which explicitly places this work in the public domain.
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Rights: Public Domain — released under Creative Commons Zero (CC0) via the National Gallery of Art Open Access programme.
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