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Object Type
print
Museum number
1876,1111.652
Title
Object:
La Belle nuit
Description
Seascape at night, after Joseph Vernet, with, in the foreground, a man pulling a fish trap from the sea on the left, a man seated on a barrel at centre, and three sailors around a fire on the right, with angler standing nearby; beyond some rocks on the left, and a ship at centre; second state, with Benard's address Etching and engraving
Producer name
After:
Joseph Vernet
Print made by:
Thomas Vivares
Published by:
Antoine François Piéri-Bénard
(?)
School/style
French
Production date
1750-1780
Production place
Published in:
Paris (France)
Materials
paper
Technique
engraving
etching
Dimensions
Height:
314 millimetres
Width:
373 millimetres
$Inscriptions
Bibliographic references
Arlaud 1976 / Catalogue raisonné des estampes gravées d'après Joseph Vernet
(435.II)
Location
Not on display
Subjects
coastal scene
Associated names
Associated with:
Francis Vivares
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
Charles Blake Beresford
Acquisition date
1876
Department
Prints and Drawings
Registration number
1876,1111.652