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La Montagne qui accouche (The Mountain Giving Birth)

Edme Jeaurat , 1736

La Montagne qui accouche (The Mountain Giving Birth), by Edme Jeaurat, ink, 1736
La Montagne qui accouche (The Mountain Giving Birth), by Edme Jeaurat, ink, 1736

La Montagne qui accouche (The Mountain Giving Birth) is an ink print by the Baroque artist Edme Jeaurat. It dates from 1736 and is held in the collection of the National Gallery of Art.

Inscription
Inscribed:recto: in plate, below image, at left: Peint par Et. Jeaurat; in plate, below image, at right: Gravé par son Frere.1736.; in plate, below image, at center: La Montagne qui accouche / Fable 10. de la Fontaine. Livre. 5. / AParis chez Jeaurat rue Saint Jacques vis-à-vis l'Eglise des Mathurins. Avec privilége du Roy.; verso: none
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Artist & collection

Portrait of Edme Jeaurat

Artist

Edme Jeaurat

Edme Jeaurat (1688–1738) was a French engraver from Vermenton, then in the Province of Burgundy.

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Who painted La Montagne qui accouche (The Mountain Giving Birth)?

La Montagne qui accouche (The Mountain Giving Birth) was painted by Edme Jeaurat in 1736.

Where can I see La Montagne qui accouche (The Mountain Giving Birth)?

La Montagne qui accouche (The Mountain Giving Birth) is held by National Gallery of Art.

What movement is La Montagne qui accouche (The Mountain Giving Birth)?

La Montagne qui accouche (The Mountain Giving Birth) is associated with Baroque.

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