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Print, The Kiss Returned

This is a Print. It is dated 1780–1790 and we acquired it in 1921. Its medium is brush and watercolor on paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Eleanor Garnier Hewitt and Sarah Cooper Hewitt. It is credited Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt.

Its dimensions are

58.5 × 82.7 cm (23 1/16 × 32 9/16 in.)

It has the following markings

Watermarks: necklace with pendant cross enclosing Maltese cross, and J A [with cross] D V P V Y / A V V E R G N E 1742]

Cite this object as

Print, The Kiss Returned; France; brush and watercolor on paper; 58.5 × 82.7 cm (23 1/16 × 32 9/16 in.); Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt; 1921-22-283

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