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Open daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Admission is always free

6th and Constitution Ave NW
Washington, DC 20565

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La comete

Jacques-Philippe Le Bas

Artist, French, 1707 - 1783

Jacques-Philippe Le Bas after Charles Eisen

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Artwork overview

Medium

engraving and etching
Credit Line

Widener Collection
Accession Number

1942.9.2167

Artwork history & notes

Wikidata ID

Q64958814

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