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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2017.119.21.3
People
Edme Jeaurat, French (1688/72? - 1738)
After Jean-Antoine Watteau, French (Valenciennes 1684 - 1721 Nogent-sur-Marne)
Title
Huo Nv or Chinese Musician
Other Titles
Title: Huó nv ou musicienne chinoise
Series/Book Title: Divers figures chinoises et tartares, pl. 10
Series/Book Title: Recueil Jullienne
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
18th century
Culture
French
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/358946

Physical Descriptions

Technique
Engraving and etching
Dimensions
plate: 23.6 × 16.9 cm (9 5/16 × 6 5/8 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: in plate, lower margin, left: A. Watteau pinxit.
  • inscription: in plate, lower margin, right: Jeaurat Sculp.
  • inscription: in plate, lower margin, centered: HUÓ NV ou Musicienne Chinoise. / Tiré du Cabinet du Roy. / Avec Privilége.
  • inscription: in plate, lower right corner: 10

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
only state
Standard Reference Number
Dacier & Vuaflart 257

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Richard Norton Memorial Fund
Accession Year
2017
Object Number
2017.119.21.3
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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