The Dismissed Servant
Jean-Joseph Baléchou|Etienne Jeaurat|Louis Surugue · French|French|French
Date: ca. 1749
Medium: Engraving; second state
Dimensions: Sheet (trimmed): 14 3/4 × 10 1/2 in. (37.5 × 26.7 cm)
Classification: Prints
Gift of Jayne Wrightsman, 1978
Date range
1744 – 1754
Largest dimension
26.7 cm
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