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Print, Man and Woman Reading

This is a Print. It was created by Gabriel Huquier and after François Boucher. It is dated ca. 1742 and we acquired it in 1924. Its medium is etching and engraving on paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

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

Its dimensions are

28.5 × 22.5 cm (11 1/4 × 8 7/8 in.)

It is inscribed

Bottom center: F. Boucher ins. Huquier Sculp. et ex C.P.R. rue St. Jacque

Cite this object as

Print, Man and Woman Reading; Gabriel Huquier (French, 1695–1772); After François Boucher (French, 1703–1770); France; etching and engraving on paper; 28.5 × 22.5 cm (11 1/4 × 8 7/8 in.); Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt; 1924-15-130

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