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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2017.119.14.1
People
Jean Moyreau, French (1691 - 1762)
After Jean-Antoine Watteau, French (Valenciennes 1684 - 1721 Nogent-sur-Marne)
Title
Folly
Other Titles
Original Language Title: La folie
Series/Book Title: Suite de quatre arabesques, plate 3
Series/Book Title: Recueil Jullienne
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
18th century
Culture
French
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/358924

Physical Descriptions

Technique
Engraving
Dimensions
plate: 50.3 × 22.9 cm (19 13/16 × 9 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: in plate, lower margin, left: Watteau Pinxit
  • inscription: in plate, lower margin, right: Moyreau Sculpsit
  • inscription: in plate, lower margin, centered: LA FOLIE
  • inscription: in plate, lower margin, centered: AParis chez Gersaint 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: 3

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 279

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Richard Norton Memorial Fund
Accession Year
2017
Object Number
2017.119.14.1
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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