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Wille, Pierre Alexandre, 1748-1821

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  • An old woman with a flower; representing the sense of smell. Mezzotint by A.H.J. Degmair after P.A. Wille.
  • The sergeant Louis Gillet discovers a woman who had been tied to a tree by brigands and fights with the brigands to free her. Line engraving by J.G. Wille after P.A. Wille.
  • An old woman wearing spectacles; representing the sense of sight. Mezzotint by A.H.J. Degmair after P.A. Wille.
  • An old woman with a plate of vegetables; representing the sense of taste. Mezzotint by A.H.J. Degmair after P.A. Wille.
  • An artist petitioning an elderly client while a young seated woman looks on. Wood engraving by L. Chapon after P.A. Wille.
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Catalogue

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    An old woman from Normandy holding a tulip. Line engraving by J.G. Wille, 1774, after P.A. Wille.

    Wille, Pierre Alexandre, 1748-1821. | Date: 1774 | Reference: 676732i
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    A woman playing the barrel-organ; representing the sense of hearing. Mezzotint by A.H.J. Degmair after P.A. Wille.

    Wille, Pierre Alexandre, 1748-1821. | Reference: 27104i
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    An old woman with a flower; representing the sense of smell. Mezzotint by A.H.J. Degmair after P.A. Wille.

    Wille, Pierre Alexandre, 1748-1821. | Reference: 27106i
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    An old woman from Normandy. Line engraving by J.G. Wille, 1770, after P.A. Wille.

    Wille, Pierre Alexandre, 1748-1821. | Date: [1770] | Reference: 676730i
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    The sergeant Louis Gillet discovers a woman who had been tied to a tree by brigands and fights with the brigands to free her. Line engraving by J.G. Wille after P.A. Wille.

    Wille, Pierre Alexandre, 1748-1821. | Date: 1790 | Reference: 42734i
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