Benoît-Louis Prévost (French, c. 1735-1809)
after Antoine-Gaspard Boucher d'Argis (French, 1708-1791)
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)
Seal Engraving, from Encyclopédie
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Benoît-Louis Prévost (French, c. 1735-1809)
after Antoine-Gaspard Boucher d'Argis (French, 1708-1791)
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)1762/77
Seal Engraving, from Encyclopédie
Benoît-Louis Prévost (French, c. 1735-1809) after Antoine-Gaspard Boucher d'Argis (French, 1708-1791) 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) →etchingprint
Date
1762/77
Medium
Engraving on cream laid paper
Dimensions
Image: 31.1 × 20.5 cm (12 1/4 × 8 1/8 in.); Plate: 35.5 × 22.8 cm (14 × 9 in.); Sheet: 39 × 25 cm (15 3/8 × 9 7/8 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
The Art Institute of Chicago
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Art of Writing, from Encyclopédie
Benoît-Louis Prévost (French, c. 1735-1809) after Antoine-Gaspard Boucher d'Argis (French, 1708-1791) 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)
Gem Engraving, from Encyclopédie
Benoît-Louis Prévost (French, c. 1735-1809) after Antoine-Gaspard Boucher d'Argis (French, 1708-1791) 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)
Medal Engraving, from Encyclopédie
Benoît-Louis Prévost (French, c. 1735-1809) after Antoine-Gaspard Boucher d'Argis (French, 1708-1791) 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)