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A paralysed old man being comforted and nursed by his children. Mezzotint by S. De Wilde after J.J. Flipart after J.B. Greuze.

A despondent woman sitting at her dressing table in a room which is extremely untidy. Photogravure by C. Eggimann, 1912, after J.B. Greuze.

A family are shelling peas in a barn with old barrels in it. Engraving by J.P. Le Bas, 1760, after J.B. Greuze.

An old couple lie in their sick bed receiving alms from a girl with the encouragement of her mother and a nun. Pen and ink drawing after J.B. Greuze.

An old couple lie in their sick bed receiving alms from a girl with the encouragement of her mother and a nun. Line engraving by Th.-F. Vi-., 1781, after J.B. Greuze.

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.

A paralysed old man being comforted and nursed by his children. Coloured line engraving by J.J. Flipart, 1767, after J.-B. Greuze.

A woman feeding a nest of baby birds. Engraving by F.A. Moitte after J.B. Greuze.

A paralysed old man being comforted and nursed by his children. Mezzotint after J.-B. Greuze.

Artemisia weeping, with the urn containing the ashes of of her husband Mausolus. Colour stipple engraving by A.A. Bourgeois de la Richardière, 1801, after J.B. Greuze.

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Greuze, Jean-Baptiste, 1725-1805

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A paralysed old man being comforted and nursed by his children. Mezzotint by S. De Wilde after J.J. Flipart after J.B. Greuze.

A paralysed old man being comforted and nursed by his children. Mezzotint after J.-B. Greuze.

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.

A despondent woman sitting at her dressing table in a room which is extremely untidy. Photogravure by C. Eggimann, 1912, after J.B. Greuze.

Artemisia weeping, with the urn containing the ashes of of her husband Mausolus. Colour stipple engraving by A.A. Bourgeois de la Richardière, 1801, after J.B. Greuze.