Scène de Comédie, Planche 20

Engraved by François Anne David

Published 1785

  • Titles Scène de Comédie, Planche 20 (Proper)@Antiquités étrusques, grecques et romaines, Tome I (Book)
  • Artist Engraved by, François Anne David, French, 1741 - 1824
  • Medium hand-colored engraving
  • Dimensions sheet: 7 15/16 × 4 13/16 in. (20.1 × 12.3 cm) image (with border): 5 1/2 × 7 3/4 in. (14 × 19.7 cm) image: 2 11/16 × 3 3/8 in. (6.9 × 8.6 cm)
  • Credit Line Bequest of Lucille Stewart Beeson, 2001.17.3
  • Work Type print
  • Classification Prints

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