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Le Chinois inventa, dit-on, la poudre à canon, nous en fit don (Chinese invented gunpowder, they say, and made us a gift of it)
Image Not Available for Le Chinois inventa, dit-on, la poudre à canon, nous en fit don (Chinese invented gunpowder, they say, and made us a gift of it)

Le Chinois inventa, dit-on, la poudre à canon, nous en fit don (Chinese invented gunpowder, they say, and made us a gift of it)

Artist (French, 1871–1958)
Date1922-1927, published 1948
MediumAquatint, open bite, roulette and drypoint on cream laid Arches paper
Dimensionsplate: 57.5 x 41.3 cm; sheet: 65 x 50.5 cm
ClassificationsPrints
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1958.89
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