Cormorant Fishing — Gabriel Huquier|François Boucher | DiscoverArt

Gabriel Huquier|François Boucher

Cormorant Fishing

ca. 1742

Etching and engraving

30.1 × 23.7 cm (11.9 × 9.3 in)

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