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Augustin de Saint-Aubin French
After a sculpture by Pierre Julien French
Sitter Jean de La Fontaine French
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Title: Portrait of Jean de la Fontaine
Artist:
Augustin de Saint-Aubin (French, Paris 1736–1807 Paris)
Artist:
After a sculpture by Pierre Julien (French, St-Paulien, near Le Puy-en-Velay 1731–1804 Paris)
Sitter:
Jean de La Fontaine (French, Château-Thierry 1621–1695 Paris)
Date: 1801
Medium: Etching and engraving; third state of three (Bocher)
Dimensions:
Sheet: 9 1/8 × 5 13/16 in. (23.2 × 14.7 cm)
Plate: 8 1/2 × 5 13/16 in. (21.6 × 14.7 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1917
Object Number: 17.3.756–1794
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