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Gaillard, René, 1722-1790

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  • A man wearing a wig and a cravat, holding the bagpipes and looking towards a woman on his right. Engraving by R. Gaillard, 1743, after S. Leclerc.
  • A father has died and is mourned by his wife and children, as his eldest son returns from the wars, distraught by his arrival too late to see his father alive. Engraving by R. Gaillard, 1781, after J.B. Greuze.
  • The god Mercury, with Venus in the background, tries to teach Cupid to read. Engraving by R. Gaillard, 1744, after Van-Loo le pere.
  • A woman sitting in a chair playing the hurdy-gurdy and looking towards a man on her left. Engraving by R. Gaillard, 1743, after S. Leclerc.
  • The entrails of a horse (?), showing kidneys and bladder. Engraving by R. Gaillard after J. de Seve.
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    Henri Grandjean. Line engraving by R. Gaillard, 1782, after F.B. Deshays, 1779.

    Deshays, François-Bruno, 1732-1815. | Date: 1782 | Reference: 3754i
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    Théodore Tronchin. Line engraving by R. Gaillard, 1782, after J.E. Liotard.

    Liotard, Jean-Etienne, 1702-1789. | Date: 1782 | Reference: 9270i
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    A father has died and is mourned by his wife and children, as his eldest son returns from the wars, distraught by his arrival too late to see his father alive. Engraving by R. Gaillard, 1781, after J.B. Greuze.

    Greuze, Jean-Baptiste, 1725-1805. | Date: 1781-1819 | Reference: 577906i
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    A man wearing a wig and a cravat, holding the bagpipes and looking towards a woman on his right. Engraving by R. Gaillard, 1743, after S. Leclerc.

    Leclerc, Sébastien, the younger, 1676-1763. | Date: [1743] | Reference: 33842i
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    The god Mercury, with Venus in the background, tries to teach Cupid to read. Engraving by R. Gaillard, 1744, after Van-Loo le pere.

    Vanloo, le pere. | Date: 1744 | Reference: 29091i
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