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Print, Les Précautions (The Precautions), from Le Monument du Costume

This is a Print. It was written by Nicolas-Edme Restif and etched by Pietro Antonio Martini and printed by Laurent-François Prault and after Jean-Michel Moreau le Jeune. It is dated 1777 and we acquired it in 1960. Its medium is etching on white paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

It is credited Gift of Mrs. Henriette B. Bonaventure.

Its dimensions are

21.3 × 17 cm (8 3/8 × 6 11/16 in.)

It is signed

Printed in black ink, lower left: J.M. Moreau inv.; lower right: P.A. Martini Sculp 1777

Cite this object as

Print, Les Précautions (The Precautions), from Le Monument du Costume; Written by Nicolas-Edme Restif (French, 1734–1806); After Jean-Michel Moreau le Jeune (French, 1741–1814); Printed by Laurent-François Prault (French, 1740–1806); Etched by Pietro Antonio Martini (Italian, 1738–1797); etching on white paper; 21.3 × 17 cm (8 3/8 × 6 11/16 in.); Gift of Mrs. Henriette B. Bonaventure; 1960-236-6

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