Mower Honing a Scythe

Title	Mower Honing a Scythe
Artist	Jules Bastien-Lepage French, 1848-1884
Date	1878
Medium	Etching on ivory China paper laid down on white wove paper (China paper collé)
Classification	etching
Origin	France

Themes: Zoological illustration Anatomical illustration Historical scientific diagrams

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“Mower Honing a Scythe” is a work by Jules Bastien-Lepage French, 1848-1884, dated 1878. It is executed in etching on ivory china paper laid down on white wove paper (china paper collé) and classified as etching. In this archive it sits within the zoological illustration, anatomical illustration, historical scientific diagrams 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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Zoological illustration ThemeThe history of zoological illustration, illustrated
Anatomical illustration ThemeThe history of anatomical illustration, illustrated
Historical scientific diagrams ThemeThe history of historical scientific diagrams, illustrated

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