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Jean Baptiste Blaise Simonet

The Death of the Chevalier D' Assas, 1781

Description

Maker

  • Jean Baptiste Blaise Simonet, 1742-1813, French
  • After Jean-Michel Moreau le jeune, 1741-1814, French, designer

Title

The Death of the Chevalier D' Assas

Year

1781

Medium

etching; engraving

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • etching,
  • engraving

Supports

  • Medium weight cream laid paper

Dimensions

18.4 x 21.6 cm (7 3/16 x 8 1/2 inches) (plate)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Original--Recto:In brown ink, LC:Dassas ; numbered, LR:18Verso:In pencil, LL:300/ but avt letterIn Plate--In LL:J. M. Moreau le Jeune, Inv. ; in LR:J. B. Simonet, sculp. 1781.

Type

  • Works on Paper,
  • Prints

Credit

Helen M. Danforth Acquisition Fund

Object Number

66.189

Use

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