The Oyster Eaters
Object type: Print
Department: Drawings and Prints
Artist: Jean-Baptiste Bénard|Jean Tessier|Jacques Philippe Le Bas
Artist bio: French, active 1740 to 1758|French, active 1770–78|French, Paris 1707–1783 Paris
Artist role: Artist|Artist|Publisher
Artist nationality: French|French|French
Date: 1778
Medium: Engraving and etching
Dimensions: Sheet: 10 5/16 × 11 15/16 in. (26.2 × 30.3 cm)
Plate: 8 11/16 × 9 7/8 in. (22 × 25.1 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit line: Gift of Georgiana W. Sargent, in memory of John Osborne Sargent, 1924
Accession year: 1924
Tags: Drinking|Tables|Cooking|Eating|Men|Women|Dogs