Portrait of J.G. Wille the Engraver
Portrait of J.G. Wille the Engraver

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Portrait of J.G. Wille the Engraver,

1776

Johann Gotthard Muller, German, 1747–1830
after Jean-Baptiste Greuze, 1725–1805; born Tournus, France; died Paris, France
x1934-1243

Information

Title
Portrait of J.G. Wille the Engraver
Dates

1776

Maker
Johann Gotthard Muller
after Jean-Baptiste Greuze
Medium
Engraving
Dimensions
plate: 28.8 x 21.6 cm (11 5/16 x 8 1/2 in.) sheet: 29.9 x 22 cm (11 3/4 x 8 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Junius S. Morgan, Class of 1888
Object Number
x1934-1243
Inscription
inscribed: Grave a Paris par J. G. Muller ...1776; "Jean George Wille, Graveur du Roi, de leurs mstes imperiates et roiate ...."
Culture
European
Type
prints

Junius S. Morgan (1867–1932); bequeathed to the Princeton University Art Museum, 1932

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