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Jean Jacques De Boissieu

Self Portrait

Description

Maker

Jean Jacques De Boissieu (French, 1736-1810), designer

Title

Self Portrait

Year

1796

Medium

  • Etching and aquatint

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • Etching and aquatint

Materials

etching

Supports

  • medium weight cream wove paper

Dimensions

Plate: 37.8 x 29.8 cm (14 7/8 x 11 3/4 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Original--Verso:in pencil, UL:Jean Jacques de Boissieu, 1736-1810 ; in LL:75/ ; in UL corner:DDIn Plate--Signed and dated, LR:J. J. DB. 1796

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke

Object Number

20.709

Type

  • Prints

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

The Landscape Tradition in Printmaking
Jan 19, 1990 – Apr 22, 1990

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Jean Jacques De Boissieu (French, 1736-1810), designer
Self Portrait, 1796
Etching and aquatint
Plate: 37.8 x 29.8 cm (14 7/8 x 11 3/4 inches)
Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke 20.709

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