The Garter

ca. 1810
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: The Garter
  • Artist: Salvatore Tresca (Italian, Palermo 1750?–1815 Paris)
  • Artist: After Louis Léopold Boilly (French, La Bassée 1761–1845 Paris)
  • Date: ca. 1810
  • Medium: Engraving with stippling and etching; printed in pink, brown, black, green, and blue inks
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 13 3/8 x 7 7/8 in. (34 x 20 cm)
    Image: 11 x 7 3/16 in. (27.9 x 18.3 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Purchase, Harry G. Friedman Bequest, 1967
  • Object Number: 67.539.222
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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