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Print, L'Etourdi (The Blunderer), Oeuvres de Molière (Works of Molière), Vol. I

This is a Print. It was written by Molière and M. (Antoine) Bret and etched by Jean Baptiste Blaise Simonet and printed by Michel Lambert and after Jean-Michel Moreau le Jeune. It is dated 1773 and we acquired it in 1955. Its medium is etching on white paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

Its dimensions are

14 × 9.9 cm (5 1/2 × 3 7/8 in.)

It is signed

Printed in black ink, lower left margin: J.M. Moreau le jeune inv.; lower right margin: J.B. Simonet Sculp.

Cite this object as

Print, L'Etourdi (The Blunderer), Oeuvres de Molière (Works of Molière), Vol. I; Written by M. (Antoine) Bret (French, 1717–1792), Molière (French, 1622–1673); After Jean-Michel Moreau le Jeune (French, 1741–1814); Printed by Michel Lambert (French, ca. 1722–1787); Etched by Jean Baptiste Blaise Simonet (French, 1742–1813); France; etching on white paper; 14 × 9.9 cm (5 1/2 × 3 7/8 in.); 1955-153-98

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