Les Pêcheurs (The Fishermen)
| Title | Les Pêcheurs (The Fishermen) |
|---|---|
| Artist | Jean-Baptiste Le Prince |
| Date | 1771 18th century |
| Medium | etching and aquatint printed in brown on laid paper |
| Classification | |
| Holding institution | National Gallery of Art (Washington) |
| Credit line | Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
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“Les Pêcheurs (The Fishermen)” is a work by Jean-Baptiste Le Prince, dated 1771. It is executed in etching and aquatint printed in brown on laid paper and classified as print. 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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Catalogued as print. See other public-domain works in the same medium, all free to download and reuse.
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Dated to 1771. 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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