Fontenelle
1796/1797
Pierre Gabriel Langlois
Artist, French, 1754 - c. 1810
Guillaume Voiriot
Artist After, French, 1713 - 1799
Jean-Jacques Forty
Artist After, French, 1743 - 1800
Pierre Gabriel Langlois after Guillaume Voiriot after Jean-Jacques Forty
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Artwork overview
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Medium
engraving on laid paper [trial state]
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
sheet (trimmed within plate mark): 33.7 x 24 cm (13 1/4 x 9 7/16 in.)
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Accession Number
1986.88.11
Artwork history & notes
Inscriptions
lower left in plate: Peint par Voiriot; lower center in plate: Dessine par Forty; lower right in plate: et Grave par P.G. Langlois l'an 5.
Wikidata ID
Q74875432