The Public Scribe
| Title | The Public Scribe |
|---|---|
| Artist | Jean-Jacques de Boissieu |
| Date | 1790 18th century |
| Medium | etching with touches of roulette 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. |
About this artwork
“The Public Scribe” is a work by Jean-Jacques de Boissieu, dated 1790. It is executed in etching with touches of roulette 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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Dated to 1790. 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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