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Nicolas de Launay
The Letter Received1768

Not on view
Engraving of two figures in an oval frame: a seated man in a loose robe extending a letter toward a stooped elderly figure with a walking cane; French text and a coat of arms below

Nicolas de Launay, The Letter Received, 1768, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Alfred and Esther Norris, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Nicolas de Launay
Title
The Letter Received
Place Made
France
Date Made
1768
Medium
Etching and engraving
Dimensions
Sheet: 16 3/4 × 11 3/4 in. (42.55 × 29.85 cm) Image: 16 1/2 × 11 3/4 in. (41.91 × 29.85 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Alfred and Esther Norris
Accession Number
M.83.318.51
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Prints and Drawings
Selected Bibliography
  • Béraldi, Henry; Portalis, Roger. Les graveurs du dix-huitième siècle. Paris: D. Morgand et C. Fatout, 1880-1882.