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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2017.119.31
People
Jean Moyreau, French (1691 - 1762)
After Jean-Antoine Watteau, French (Valenciennes 1684 - 1721 Nogent-sur-Marne)
Title
The Union of Music and Comedy
Other Titles
Title: L'Alliance de la Musique et de la Comedie
Series/Book Title: Recueil Jullienne
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
18th century
Culture
French
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/358968

Physical Descriptions

Technique
Engraving
Dimensions
sheet: 62.5 × 46.5 cm (24 5/8 × 18 5/16 in.)
plate: 45.8 × 33.1 cm (18 1/16 × 13 1/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: in plate, lower margin, left: Watteau pinx.
  • inscription: in plate, lower margin, right: J. Moyreau sculpsit.
  • inscription: in plate, lower margin, centered : L'ALLIANCE DE LA MUSIQUE ET DE LA COMEDIE. / Réprésentée sous la figure de leurs Muses, avec leurs Armes et attributs, gravée d'après le Tableau / Original peint par Watteau. / Avec Privilege 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
only state
Standard Reference Number
Dacier & Vuaflart 39

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Richard Norton Memorial Fund
Accession Year
2017
Object Number
2017.119.31
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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