The Dismissed Servant — Louis Surugue|Etienne Jeaurat|Jean-Joseph Baléchou | DiscoverArt

Louis Surugue|Etienne Jeaurat|Jean-Joseph Baléchou

The Dismissed Servant

ca. 1749

Engraving; second state

37.5 × 26.7 cm (14.8 × 10.5 in)

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