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An etching portrays several men eating at a dinner table.

An etching portrays several men eating at a dinner table. One man wearing a turban raises his hand. On the right, a servant takes away a large tray of food. To the left, three figures stand near the table.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
TL42416.6
People
Unidentified Artist
After Jean Huber, Swiss (Geneva 1721 - 1786 Lausanne)
Title
The Philosophers' Meal
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
after 1772
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/371429

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Etching with gray wash on blue wove paper
Dimensions
image: 20.5 × 31.2 cm (8 1/16 × 12 5/16 in.)
sheet: 21.2 × 31.7 cm (8 3/8 × 12 1/2 in.)
frame: 44.5 × 54.6 cm (17 1/2 × 21 1/2 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
National Gallery of Art, Washington, Rosenwald Collection, 1980
Object Number
TL42416.6
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Exhibition History