Harvard Art Museums > 2023.18: The Nonsense Seller Prints Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"The Nonsense Seller (Unidentified Artist)(Published by Aaron Martinet) , 2023.18,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Nov 10, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/379124. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 2023.18 People Unidentified Artist Published by Aaron Martinet, French (1762 - 1841) Title The Nonsense Seller Other Titles Original Language Title: Le Marchand de Ridicules Classification Prints Work Type print Date 1814 Culture French Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/379124 Physical Descriptions Medium Hand-colored etching on off white laid paper Technique Etching Dimensions image: 20.8 × 18.7 cm (8 3/16 × 7 3/8 in.) sheet: 26.4 × 21.1 cm (10 3/8 × 8 5/16 in.) Inscriptions and Marks watermark: horn with grapes inscription: lower left: A Paris, chez Martinet Libraire, Rue du Coq. St. Honoré inscription: lower right: Deposé à la Direction gén.ale monogram: lower right, directly below composition: "JF" intertwined inscription: verso, center, graphite: pco-1491 inscription: verso, lower right, graphite: EP.26 inscription: lower right, graphite, erased: 1832 Provenance Recorded Ownership History [Peter Cornellisen, Pictura Antique Prints, Overasselt, The Netherlands], sold; [through eBay.com] to Dominique H. Vasseur, Oberlin, Ohio, 2019, gift; to Harvard Art Museums, 2023 State, Edition, Standard Reference Number Standard Reference Number De Vinck 9311 Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Dominique H. Vasseur with admiration and in honor of Marjorie B. Cohn Accession Year 2023 Object Number 2023.18 Division European and American Art Contact am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Verification Level This record was created from historic documentation and may not have been reviewed by a curator; it may be inaccurate or incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of European and American Art at am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu