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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2017.119.22.4
People
François Boucher, French (Paris 1703 - 1770 Paris)
After Jean-Antoine Watteau, French (Valenciennes 1684 - 1721 Nogent-sur-Marne)
Title
Kouane Tsaї or Chinese Gardener
Other Titles
Title: Kouane Tsaї ou jardinier Chinois
Series/Book Title: Diverses Figures Chinoises et Tartares, plate 3
Series/Book Title: Recueil Jullienne
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
1731
Culture
French
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/358951

Physical Descriptions

Technique
Etching
Dimensions
plate: 21.7 × 15.6 cm (8 9/16 × 6 1/8 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: in brown ink, lower margin, left: A Watteau
  • inscription: in brown ink, lower margin, right: Boucher Sc.
  • inscription: in brown ink, lower margin, centered: KOUANE TSAI ou Jardinier Chinois.
  • inscription: in brown ink, lower left corner: 3 du Cabinet du Roy.

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
proof before letters
Standard Reference Number
Dacier & Vuaflart 236; Rothschild 166

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Richard Norton Memorial Fund
Accession Year
2017
Object Number
2017.119.22.4
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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