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Laughter

(French, 1619–1690)
mid 18th–late 18th century
Medium/TechniqueCrayon manner
DimensionsSheet: 31.9 x 24.7 cm (12 9/16 x 9 3/4 in.)
Platemark: 28.1 x 18.8 cm (11 1/16 x 7 3/8 in.)
Credit LineBequest of William Perkins Babcock
Accession numberB393
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ClassificationsPrints
Description
Although the inscriptions on this print are in English, it is possible that the print is by a French artist, since it is after Charles Le Brun and is on French paper.
InscriptionsInscribed in the plate, top, "Laughter" and "6". Inscribed in the plate, bottom, "Laughter makes ye eye-brows rise . . ."
ProvenanceWilliam Perkins Babcock, Boston, Paris (1826-1899); his bequest to the MFA 1900