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Stipple print of a woman and a boy at a red-draped table viewing prints through a lens and mirror, with an urn and guitar behind them.

A woman and a boy are looking at prints with the aid of a lens and mirror; an antique urn and a guitar in the background. Coloured stipple print by J.F. Cazenave after L.L. Boilly, ca. 1793.

A woman in a pale gown with a blue bodice stands beside a seated boy at a draped red table, both studying prints through a hinged lens and mirror. A marble urn, a guitar and a dark curtain fill the background of this stipple print.

Artist
Louis-Léopold Boilly
Date
[1793?]
Medium
Portrait prints Stipple engravings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
3232 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1803.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

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