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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2017.120.82
People
Pierre Alexandre Aveline, French (Paris, France 1702 - 1760 Paris, France)
After Jean-Antoine Watteau, French (Valenciennes 1684 - 1721 Nogent-sur-Marne)
Title
The Sign of Monsieur Gersaint
Other Titles
Original Language Title: L'enseigne de Gersaint
Series/Book Title: Recueil Jullienne
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
18th century
Culture
French
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/359139

Physical Descriptions

Technique
Engraving and etching
Dimensions
sheet: 48.3 × 89.1 cm (19 × 35 1/16 in.)
plate: 58 × 84.7 cm (22 13/16 × 33 3/8 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: in plate, lower margin, left: A. Watteau pinxit.
  • inscription: in plate, lower margin, right: P. Aveline Sculp.
  • inscription: in plate, lower margin, centered: L'ESEIGNE / Gravée d'apres le Tableau en Plat-fond peint par Watteau pour Mr. Gersain son amy Marchand / sur le Pont Notre Dame. haut de 5 pieds sur 9. pieds 6. pouces de large, qui est a present dans le Cabinet de Mr. De Jullienne. / a Paris Avec Privilege du Roy -
  • inscription: in plate, lower margin, left and right: Watteau, dans cette enseigne, à la fleur de ses ans, / Des Maistres de son Art Imite la maniere; / Leurs caracteres differens, Leurs touches et leur goût Composent la matiere // De ces Esquisses Elegans. / Que n'attendions-nous point de tant d'heureux Talens! / Si le Ciel eut voulû prolonger sa carriere? / Il auroit surpassé ses Modeles charmans.

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 115

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Richard Norton Memorial Fund
Accession Year
2017
Object Number
2017.120.82
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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