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Gravure en Taille Douce: pl. II

Antonio Baratta after Benoît-Louis Prévost and A.-J. de Fehrt

National Gallery of Art

The image shows a diagram with labeled figures illustrating various objects. The largest items are a smoking taper marked Fig. 4, and a flat rectangular sheet labeled Fig. 1 and Fig. 2. The color palette is monochromatic in black and white. To the left is the smoking taper with smoke billowing upwards, next to a small bag-shaped object labeled Fig. 3. Below is Fig. 5, a square object on smaller items. On the right are multiple tools, including a pointed stick (Fig. 6), and smaller tools with varying tips. At the bottom middle is a bottle-shaped object labeled Fig. 11.

Artwork Details

Date
1771/1779
Medium
engraving on laid paper
Dimensions
3166 × 4949 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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