Epic Poetry
Claude Augustin Duflos le Jeune · ca. 1741
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The artwork, "Epic Poetry," is an etching and engraving created by Claude Augustin Duflos le Jeune around 1741. The print measures 10 1/4 × 9 5/16 inches (26 × 23.6 cm) as a trimmed sheet. It was acquired by The Metropolitan Museum of Art in 1953 via the Harris Brisbane Dick Fund and is classified under Prints in the Drawings and Prints department.
Claude-Augustin Duflos, a French printmaker, lived from 1700 to 1786. No information regarding his nationality, birthplace, or other biographical details beyond his birth and death years is available in the provided authority record. The record describes him as a French architect and printmaker.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds several other works by Duflos, including "Satyrical Poetry" (ca. 1741), "Rocaille (Rock Garden)" (ca. 1737), and "Fisherman" (ca. 1753). Specific exhibition history, literature pertaining to this piece, and detailed provenance information for "Epic Poetry" are not provided in the catalogue record.
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