Cartouche Pitoresque

Title	Cartouche Pitoresque
Artist	Pierre Edme Babel, French, 1720–1775
Date	ca. 1740-1760 18th century
Medium	Etching on laid paper
Classification	Print
Origin	Paris, France Paris
Holding institution	Smithsonian Open Access
Credit line	Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council
Rights	Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose.

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