The Moscow Tavern
| Title | The Moscow Tavern |
|---|---|
| Artist | Jean Baptiste Le Prince (French, 1734–1781) |
| Date | c. 1773 18th century |
| Medium | Pen and brown ink and brush and brown and gray wash on white laid paper |
| Classification | Drawing |
| Origin | France France |
| Holding institution | The Cleveland Museum of Art |
| Credit line | The Moscow Tavern, c. 1773. Jean Baptiste Le Prince (French, 1734–1781). Pen and brown ink and brush and brown and gray wash on white laid paper; sheet: 19.5 x 24.2 cm (7 11/16 x 9 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Muriel Butkin, 2008.355 |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
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“The Moscow Tavern” is a work by Jean Baptiste Le Prince (French, 1734–1781), dated c. 1773. It is executed in pen and brown ink and brush and brown and gray wash on white laid paper and classified as drawing. 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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