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The Rustic Orpheus

François Godefroy · late 18th, early 19th century

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"The Rustic Orpheus" is an etching by François Godefroy, dating from the late 18th to early 19th century. The trimmed sheet measures 18.8 × 23.3 cm (7 3/8 × 9 3/16 in.). It is classified as a print within the Drawings and Prints department of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, which acquired it in 1953 through the Harris Brisbane Dick Fund.

François Godefroy was born in 1743 and died in 1819. His nationality is not provided in the supplied data.

Comparable holdings at The Metropolitan Museum of Art include other works by Godefroy such as "The Children of Pomona" (1778), "The Disciples of Flora" (1778), "The Fresh Morning" (late 18th, early 19th century), and "Sarratoga (The Surrender of General Burgoyne...)" (1784?). Details regarding the artwork's culture, provenance, exhibitions, and literature are not available in the provided catalogue record.

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