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Le fameux Blaise Lacoste, Limosin. F.R.S.
Title
Le fameux Blaise Lacoste, Limosin. F.R.S. [graphic] / HWBunbury delin. ; J. Bretherton f.
Publication
[London] : Publish'd as the act directs, Jany. 1, 1773, by J. Bretherton, No. 134 New Bond Street, [1 January 1773]
Physical Description
1 print : etching and drypoint ; plate mark 22.5 x 20.8 cm, on sheet 27 x 24 cm
Medium
laid paper.
Notes
Title from text below image.
Initial letters of artist's name in signature form a monogram.
Provenance
Bloomsbury, sale 635, lot 695 ; December 19-20, 2007.
Summary
A full-length view of a young, French macaroni in profile facing left, stands beside a donkey whose reins he holds in his right hand. On the left, a dog jumps at the pair.
Format
Images
Language
English; French
Added to Catalog
January 16, 2008
References
Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum, v. 4, no. 4758
Genre/Form
Satires (Visual works) - England - 1773.
Etchings - England - London - 1773.
Drypoints - England - London - 1773.
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