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Laurent CarsWW-1760-330140
Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
Catalogue
- Year
- 1760
- Medium
- Enameled copper
- Dimensions
- Overall (confirmed): 1 5/8 × 3 1/2 × 2 7/8 in. (4.1 × 8.9 × 7.2 cm)
- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Artist
- Laurent Cars
Artist

Laurent Cars
Printmaking
French painter and engraver (1699-1771)
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Record
Verified by WattsOS- Artist
- Laurent Cars
- Year
- 1760
- Medium
- Enameled copper
- Dimensions
- Overall (confirmed): 1 5/8 × 3 1/2 × 2 7/8 in. (4.1 × 8.9 × 7.2 cm)
- Watts ID
- WW-1760-330140
Source
- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Source
- met
- Reference
- View at source
- Status
- verified





