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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2017.119.55.1
People
Gérard Jean Baptiste Scotin II, French (Paris 1698 - after 1755)
After Jean-Antoine Watteau, French (Valenciennes 1684 - 1721 Nogent-sur-Marne)
Title
The Weary Trials of War
Other Titles
Title: Les fatigues de la guerre
Series/Book Title: Recueil Jullienne
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
18th century
Culture
French
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/358996

Physical Descriptions

Technique
Etching and engraving
Dimensions
plate: 25 × 33.7 cm (9 13/16 × 13 1/4 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: in plate, lower margin, left: Watteau pinxit.
  • inscription: in plate, lower margin, right: G. Scotin Sculp.
  • inscription: in plate, lower margin, centered: Paris chez Gersaint Md. Pont Notre Dame et chez Surugues Graveur rue des Noyers.
  • inscription: in plate, lower margin, centered: LES FATIGUES DE LA GUERRE / GRAVÉE D'APRÈS LE TABLEAU ORIGINAL PEINT PAR A. WATTEAU , DE LA MÊME GRANDEUR.
  • inscription: in plate, lower margin, centered: 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
iii/iii
Standard Reference Number
Dacier & Vuaflart 138

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Richard Norton Memorial Fund
Accession Year
2017
Object Number
2017.119.55.1
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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