Old Man Reading

Angelica Kauffmann, 1763

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Old Man Reading, 1763. Etching in black on ivory laid paper.

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Etching in black on ivory laid paper · Plate/sheet: 9.6 × 12.4 cm · Art Institute of Chicago

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Museum title: Old Man Reading
Artist: Angelica Kauffmann Swiss, 1741-1807
Date: 1763
Medium: Etching in black on ivory laid paper
Dimensions: Plate/sheet: 9.6 × 12.4 cm (3 13/16 × 4 15/16 in.)
Credit line: The Amanda S. Johnson and Marion J. Livingston Endowment Fund
Image license: CC0 1.0 · Public domain
Museum record: Art Institute of Chicago

Artist’s life 1741–1807

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