La Leçon d'Amour, after Watteau

An image of Dupuis, Charles; printmaker; French artist, 1685-1742. After Watteau, Jean Antoine. Etching. Announced in the 'Mercure de France' in October 1734.

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Dupuis, Charles; printmaker; French artist, 1685-1742. After Watteau, Jean Antoine. Etching. Announced in the 'Mercure de France' in October 1734.

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Accession Number: P.815-1948
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge
Photographer name: Michael Jones
Image height: 765 pixels
Image width: 1024 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.6 (Macintosh)
Filesize: 338.97kB
Exposure time: 1/15
ISO Speed: 50
Captured: 2011:09:01 15:25:44

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