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Histoire de Manon Lescaut (volume I)

Antoine-Francois Prévost (author) and Louis-Joseph Lefevre and Various Artists. published 1797. 1 vol: ill: 4 preliminary drawings by Lefevre (assigned series a-d) and 4 counterproofs colored in gouache by Lefevre. Explore the catalogue record, image rights and documented connections from National Gallery of Art.

Histoire de Manon Lescaut (volume I)Antoine-Francois Prévost (author) and Louis-Joseph Lefevre and Various Artists · published 1797National Gallery of Art · CC0
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Histoire de Manon Lescaut (volume I) — Volume by Antoine-Francois Prévost (author) and Louis-Joseph Lefevre and Various Artists. 1 vol: ill: 4 preliminary drawings by Lefevre (assigned series a-d) and 4 counterproofs colored in gouache by Lefevre.

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Histoire de Manon Lescaut (volume I)

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Maker
Antoine-Francois Prévost (author) and Louis-Joseph Lefevre and Various Artists
Date
published 1797
Medium
1 vol: ill: 4 preliminary drawings by Lefevre (assigned series a-d) and 4 counterproofs colored in gouache by Lefevre
Collection
National Gallery of Art
Accession
1942.9.1801
Credit
Widener Collection. Courtesy National Gallery of Art, Washington
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Public domain · CC0

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