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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2017.120.50
People
Nicolas Larmessin the Younger, French (Paris 1684 - 1755)
After Jean-Antoine Watteau, French (Valenciennes 1684 - 1721 Nogent-sur-Marne)
Title
The Island of Cythera
Other Titles
Original Language Title: Lille de Cithere / Citheræ Insula
Series/Book Title: Recueil Jullienne
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
18th century
Culture
French
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/359107

Physical Descriptions

Technique
Engraving and etching
Dimensions
sheet: 47 × 62.5 cm (18 1/2 × 24 5/8 in.)
plate: 36.8 × 45.3 cm (14 1/2 × 17 13/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: in plate, lower margin, left: A. Watteau pinxit
  • inscription: in plate, lower margin, right: Larmesin Sculp
  • inscription: in plate, lower margin, left and right: LILLE DE CITHERE. / Gravée d'Apres le Tableau original peint par Watteau, / de la même grandeur de lestampe // CITHERAE INSULA. / Scalpta juxtà Exemplar ejusdem magnitudinis / à Watteavo depictum.
  • inscription: in plate, lower margin, centered: du Cabinet de Mr de Jullienne / a Paris chex la Veuve de F. Chereau graveur du Roy ruë St.Jacques aux deux pilliers d'Or. 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
iv/iv
Standard Reference Number
Dacier & Vuaflart 155

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Richard Norton Memorial Fund
Accession Year
2017
Object Number
2017.120.50
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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