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Bound Print, La Pesche, 1749-1761

This is a Bound print. It was designed by François Boucher and published by Gabriel Huquier and print maker: Jean Baptiste Le Prince. It is dated 1749-1761 and we acquired it in 1920. Its medium is etching and engraving on white laid paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Advisory Council. It is credited Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council.

It is signed

Lettered lower left, in plate: F. Boucher in.; Lettered lower right, in plate: Le Prince Sculp.

It is inscribed

Printed lower center, in plate: LA PÉSCHE / AParis chez Huquier rue des Mathurins au coin de la rue de Sorbonne . CPR .; Inscribed in ink, lower right, in plate: No 6; Inscribed in graphite, lower right, in margin: 1921-6-203(10)

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Bound Print, La Pesche, 1749-1761; Designed by François Boucher (French, 1703–1770); Print Maker: Jean Baptiste Le Prince (French, 1734 – 1781); Published by Gabriel Huquier (French, 1695–1772); France; etching and engraving on white laid paper; Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council; 1921-6-203-10

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