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1969-101, Print
Mademoiselle Auretti
1969-101, Print

Mademoiselle Auretti

Date1745-1746
Engraver Louis Gerard Scotin
OriginEngland, London
MediumEtching and line engraving on laid paper
DimensionsOverall: 17 1/2 × 13 1/4in. (44.5 × 33.7cm)
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1969-101
DescriptionThe lower margin reads: "Mademoiselle Huretti./ G. Scotin Sculp.t/ Published According to Act of Parliament Jan.y y.e 15.th 1745/6"
Label TextThis portrait depicts either Anne or possibly Janneton Auretti, both of whom were French ballerinas famous in London in the 1740s. They are thought to have been sisters.