Jean-Baptiste Le Prince

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Jean-Baptiste Le Prince
1734-1781
Women Washing Clothes Near a Bridge
1761
Brush and black ink and wash over black chalk, on paper.
7 13/16 x 12 15/16 inches (198 x 313 mm)
Gift of Mr. Peter Josten.
1965.10
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Signed in brush and black ink at lower right, "Le Prince 1761".
Watermark: Countermark: Letters "IV", placed between chain lines.

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Peter Josten.
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Josten, Peter W., 1922-2019, former owner.

Bibliography: 

Adams, Frederick B., Jr. Fourteenth Annual Report to the Fellows of the Pierpont Morgan Library. New York : Pierpont Morgan Library, 1967, p. 130.
Pierpont Morgan Library. Review of Acquisitions, 1949-1968. New York : Pierpont Morgan Library, 1969, p. 154.

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