Allegory
| Title | Allegory |
|---|---|
| Artist | Gabriel Jacques de Saint-Aubin French, 1724-1780 |
| Date | 1770 18th century |
| Medium | Oil, with touches of black chalk, on tan laid paper, tipped on beige wove paper |
| Classification | oil on paper |
| Origin | France France |
| Holding institution | Art Institute of Chicago |
| Credit line | Gift of Dorothy Braude Edinburg to the Harry B. and Bessie K. Braude Memorial Collection |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
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“Allegory” is a work by Gabriel Jacques de Saint-Aubin French, 1724-1780, dated 1770. It is executed in oil, with touches of black chalk, on tan laid paper, tipped on beige wove paper and classified as oil on paper. 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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