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The Fables of La Fontaine: The Two Pigeons
The Fables of La Fontaine: The Two Pigeons

The Fables of La Fontaine: The Two Pigeons

Artist (French, 1686–1755)
Date1731
MediumBrush and black ink and gray wash, heightened with white, within a simulated mount drawn in dark blue and gray wash with pen and brown ink, on blue paper
DimensionsImage: 9 3/4 × 7 1/2 inches (24.8 × 19.1 cm);
Sheet: 12 1/4 × 10 1/4 inches (31.1 × 26 cm)
ClassificationsDrawings
Credit LineAcquired through the generosity of Diane A. Nixon, and through the Margaret Treman and Charles E. Treman, Jr., Class of 1930, Endowment
Terms
  • Drawings
  • Ink
  • Wash
  • Pen
  • Paper
  • French
Object number2016.007
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