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Print, Plate 7 of a Set of Chinese Genre Scenes, ca. 1740

This is a Print. It was after François Boucher and print maker: Martin Engelbrecht. It is dated ca. 1740 and we acquired it in 1920. Its medium is handcolored etching on 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.

Its dimensions are

Plate: 53 × 41 cm (20 7/8 × 16 1/8 in.) Paper: 61 × 46.5 cm (24 in. × 18 5/16 in.)

It is inscribed

Bottom center: "No. 7." Bottom right: "Mart. Engelbrecht ex."

Cite this object as

Print, Plate 7 of a Set of Chinese Genre Scenes, ca. 1740; Print Maker: Martin Engelbrecht (German, 1684–1756); After François Boucher (French, 1703–1770); France; handcolored etching on paper; Plate: 53 × 41 cm (20 7/8 × 16 1/8 in.) Paper: 61 × 46.5 cm (24 in. × 18 5/16 in.); Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council; 1921-6-72

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