A woman is hanging up the washing on the bank of a stream, with a child watching her. Published in Paris by Denis Charles Buldet. This etching is a duplicate from the Albertina collection in Vienna, one of the largest and most important print rooms in the world.
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Title of artwork, date
La Blanchisseuse, 1756
Date supported
1924
Medium and material
Etching
Dimensions
31 x 22 cm
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