Antoine de Chézy ca. 1772–76 Louis Jean Desprez French The subject of the print, Antoine de Chézy (1718-1798) was a French hydraulics engineer, made director of the École nationale des ponts et chaussées shortly before his death in 1798. It is among the earlier works of Desprez, one of the 18th century's most original and accomplished printmakers. Although the oval format is conventional, the technique is distinguished by Desprez's elegant line, at once wobbly and Antoine de Chézy 629065

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