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Jean Jacques de Boissieu

The Village Festival

1773
Etching on ivory laid paper
26 × 35 cm (10.2 × 13.8 in)

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FROM THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO’S CATALOG

De Boissieu' s familiarity with Flemish and Dutch genre scenes is evident in this etching. In particular, the peasants are-shown with a simplicity characteristic of his admiration for the details of their daily life.

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