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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2017.119.9.2
People
François Boucher, French (Paris 1703 - 1770 Paris)
After Jean-Antoine Watteau, French (Valenciennes 1684 - 1721 Nogent-sur-Marne)
Title
The Sparrow's Nest Thief
Other Titles
Title: Le Dénicheur de moineaux
Series/Book Title: Recueil Jullienne
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
18th century
Culture
French
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/358914

Physical Descriptions

Technique
Etching
Dimensions
plate: 40.5 × 28 cm (15 15/16 × 11 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: in plate, on socle, at left: Watteaux
  • inscription: in plate, on socle, at right: boucher
  • inscription: in plate, below socle, at left: Watteau pinx
  • inscription: in plate, below socle, at right: Boucher Sculp
  • inscription: in plate, lower margin, centered: LE DENICHEUR DE MOINEAUX

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Hugh Lupus Grosvenor, 1st Duke of Westminster, Eaton Hall, Cheshire, by 1884, by descent, sold [through Christie's, London, July 15, 2015, lot 172]; to private collection, United Kingdom, sold [through C. G. Boerner LLC, New York], to; Harvard Art Museums, 2017

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

State
ii/iii
Standard Reference Number
Dacier & Vuaflart 5

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Richard Norton Memorial Fund
Accession Year
2017
Object Number
2017.119.9.2
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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