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Les folâtres jeux sont les premiers cuisiners du monde

Print
1778
Artist/Maker
Jean-Michel Moreau (artist)
Robert De Launay (engraver)
Place of origin
Brussels (made)

Engraving


Object details

Object type
Print
TitleLes folâtres jeux sont les premiers cuisiners du monde (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Paper
Engraving
Brief description
Moreau, Jean-Michel. 'Les folâtres jeux sont les premiers cuisiners du monde.' Illustration to Emile ou de l'Education by Jean Jacques Rousseau. Engraved by Robert de Launay, aka le Jeune. Brussels, 1774-1783
Physical description
Engraving
Dimensions
  • Height: 11.25in
  • Width: 8.5in
Association
Jean Jacques Rousseau
Bibliographic references
  • Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1950, London: HMSO, 1962.
  • E. Bocher, Les Gravures Françaises du XVIIIe Siècle, Sixième Fascicule: Jean Moreau Le Jeune. Paris, 1880-81, pp.541-543
  • Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1950, London: HMSO, 1962.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.135-1950

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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