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A crustacean (crab). Etching by E. Bouchardon.

A man is standing on a ladder, with a pot of paste on the ground as he sticks a poster to the wall. Etching by the Comte de Caylus and engraving by E. Fessard, 1742, after E. Bouchardon.

A seated Roman in a toga; a standing figure of Faustina Junior; a draped seated female figure. Engraving by Defehrt after E. Bouchardon and L. de la Hyre.

A barber with his back turned, standing by his chair. Etching by the Comte de Caylus, 1737, after E. Bouchardon.

Head and neck of an écorché figure, seen from behind, and small sketch of male nude in action. Red chalk and pencil drawing, by C. Landseer, 1815.

Feet and legs. Engraving by B.L. Prevost after E. Bouchardon.

A standing female figure representing health; a standing female figure of Ceres; two female heads in profile. Engraving by B.L. Prevost after E. Bouchardon and N. Poussin.

Head and neck of an écorché figure, in profile. Red and black chalk drawing, with pencil, by C. Landseer, 1815.

Iole with the club and lion-skin of Hercules. Etching by the Comte de Caylus and engraving by J.P. le Bas after E. Bouchardon, 1737.

A statue of a hunter capturing a wild bear. Etching by the Comte de Caylus and engraving by J.P. le Bas after E. Bouchardon, 1737.

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Edmé Bouchardon

Images from the collections

Images by Edmé Bouchardon

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A crustacean (crab). Etching by E. Bouchardon.

Head and neck of an écorché figure, seen from behind, and small sketch of male nude in action. Red chalk and pencil drawing, by C. Landseer, 1815.

Iole with the club and lion-skin of Hercules. Etching by the Comte de Caylus and engraving by J.P. le Bas after E. Bouchardon, 1737.

A statue of a hunter capturing a wild bear. Etching by the Comte de Caylus and engraving by J.P. le Bas after E. Bouchardon, 1737.

A seated Roman in a toga; a standing figure of Faustina Junior; a draped seated female figure. Engraving by Defehrt after E. Bouchardon and L. de la Hyre.

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