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Print, Le Métier à faire le Velours (The Velvet Loom)

This is a Print. It was engraved by Jacques-Philippe Le Bas. It is dated 1707–83 and we acquired it in 1923. Its medium is engraving on laid paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Mrs. DeWitt Clinton Cohen. It is credited Gift of Mrs. DeWitt Clinton Cohen.

Its dimensions are

14.9 x 19.2 cm (5 7/8 x 7 9/16 in.), irregular.

It is signed

Signed in plate, lower right: Gravé par J. P. Le Bas.

It is inscribed

Inscribed in plate, lower center: Le Métier à faire le Velours.

Cite this object as

Print, Le Métier à faire le Velours (The Velvet Loom); Engraved by Jacques-Philippe Le Bas (French, 1707–83); France; engraving on laid paper; 14.9 x 19.2 cm (5 7/8 x 7 9/16 in.), irregular.; Gift of Mrs. DeWitt Clinton Cohen; 1923-7-12

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