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Temple of the Muses (Le Temple des Muses)

Maker

(draughtsman)
1673-1733

(printmaker)
1673-1733

After
(engraver)
born 1603

After
(artist)
1596-1675

Title

Temple of the Muses (Le Temple des Muses)

Date of Production

(c.) 1730 - 1733

Medium

printed in black
etching and engraving

Accession Number

G.1990.WL.7306

Mode of Acquisition

Witt Library, transfer, 1990

Credit

The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)

Copyright

Work in the public domain

Location

Not currently on display

Related Works

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Provenance

Information not yet known or updated

Literature

Manuel de l'amateur d'estampes, contenant le dictionnaire des gravures toutes les nations, dans lequel sont décrites les estampes rares, précieuses et intéressantes avec l'indication de leurs différents états et des prix auxquels ces estampes...
Fig. p. v. iii, p. 192, no. 85-146

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