Design: Draped Figures, from Encyclopédie
| Title | Design: Draped Figures, from Encyclopédie |
|---|---|
| Artist | A. J. Defehrt (French, active 18th century) after de la Hire (French, active 18th century) published by André le Breton (French, 1708-1779), Michel-Antoine David (French, c. 1707-1769), Laurent Durand (French, 1712-1763), and Antoine-Claude Briasson (French, 1700-1775) |
| Date | 1762/77 18th century |
| Medium | Etching, with engraving, on cream laid paper |
| Classification | etching |
| Origin | France France |
| Holding institution | Art Institute of Chicago |
| Credit line | Buckingham Book Appropriation |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
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“Design: Draped Figures, from Encyclopédie” is a work by A. J. Defehrt (French, active 18th century) after de la Hire (French, active 18th century) published by André le Breton (French, 1708-1779), Michel-Antoine David (French, c. 1707-1769), Laurent Durand (French, 1712-1763), and Antoine-Claude Briasson (French, 1700-1775), dated 1762/77. It is executed in etching, with engraving, on cream laid paper and classified as etching. 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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Dated to 1762/77. Explore the wider set of works from the 18th century held in the archive.
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