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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2017.119.13.2
People
Pierre Alexandre Aveline, French (Paris, France 1702 - 1760 Paris, France)
After Jean-Antoine Watteau, French (Valenciennes 1684 - 1721 Nogent-sur-Marne)
Title
The Drinker
Other Titles
Original Language Title: Le buveur
Series/Book Title: Suite de quatre arabesques, plate 2
Series/Book Title: Recueil Jullienne
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
18th century
Culture
French
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/358923

Physical Descriptions

Technique
Engraving
Dimensions
plate: 52.3 × 23.5 cm (20 9/16 × 9 1/4 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: in plate, lower margin, left: Watteau pinxit
  • inscription: in plate, lower margin, right: Aveline Sculp
  • inscription: in plate, lower margin, centered: LE BUVEUR
  • inscription: in plate, lower margin, centered: AParis chez Gersaint Md. sur le Pont Notre Dame Et chez Surugue Graveur du Roy rue des Noyers / Avec Privilege du Roy
  • inscription: in plate, lower margin, lower right corner: 2

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/ii
Standard Reference Number
Dacier & Vuaflart 278

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Richard Norton Memorial Fund
Accession Year
2017
Object Number
2017.119.13.2
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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