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A printed invitation with a decorative frame featuring cherubs, flowers, and musical instruments surrounding the text.

A printed invitation with a decorative frame around the text. In the center, the text reads " BAL PARÉ / à Verƒailles / Pour le Mariage / De Monseigneur Le Dauphin / Le Mercredï 24. Fevrier / 1745." At the top of the frame, three winged figures sit upon clouds. In the bottom left of the frame, there is a large crest with a crown at its top. Winged cherubs, musical instruments, and flower garlands decorate the rest of the frame.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
2017.178
People
Charles-Nicolas Cochin le jeune, French (Paris 1715 - 1790 Paris)
Title
Invitation to a Ball
Other Titles
Original Language Title: Bal Paré
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
February 24, 1745
Culture
French
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/359185

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Etching
Technique
Etching
Dimensions
11.4 × 15.7 cm (4 1/2 × 6 3/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: in plate, upper right: Porte et gradins / a droitte.
  • inscription: in plate, center: BAL PARÉ / à Verƒailles / Pour le Mariage / De Monseigneur Le Dauphin / Le Mercredï 24. Fevrier / 1745.
  • inscription: in plate, lower right: De Bouueval

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
[Susan Schulman Printseller, New York], sold; to Harvard Art Museums, 2017

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
IFF, vol. V, cat. no. 192, p. 52

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Acquisition Fund for Prints
Accession Year
2017
Object Number
2017.178
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

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