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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2017.87
People
Unidentified Artist
Title
The Engraver
Other Titles
Original Language Title: Le Graveur
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
18th century
Culture
French
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/358296

Physical Descriptions

Technique
Engraving
Dimensions
sheet: 31.5 × 22.9 cm (12 3/8 × 9 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: lower center, in plate: Se vend à Paris chés de Lorraine, rue du Platre St. Jacques, la 4emc porte cochere à droite et chés la V.e Chéreau, rue St. Jacques, aux 2. Pilliers d'or.
  • inscription: lower left, in plate: Bauvais Del.
  • inscription: lower right, in plate: de Lorraine sculp.
  • inscription: lower center, in plate: LE GRAVEUR
  • inscription: lower left, in plate: De graveur tu fais ton talent, / Moitié constant moitié volage;
  • inscription: lower right, in plate: Si le matin tu fais l'amant, / Le soir feras - tu bien l'ouvrage?

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
[European Auction]; sold; to [Susan Schulman Printseller LLC, New York], sold; to Harvard Art Museums, 2017

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gray Collection of Engravings Fund
Accession Year
2017
Object Number
2017.87
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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