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Object Type
print
Museum number
1925,1117.3
Title
Object:
L'Amour
(Love)
Description
Cupid standing, an arrow in his hand, in a garden of roses with two doves flying above him; within oval. 1777 Colour aquatint and etching
Producer name
Print made by:
Jean François Janinet
After:
Jean Honoré Fragonard
Published by:
Jean François Janinet
Published by:
Le Père & Avaulez
Printed by:
Pierre Blin
School/style
French
Production date
1777
Production place
Published in:
Paris (France)
Materials
paper
Technique
aquatint
colour
etching
Dimensions
Height:
297 millimetres
Width:
211 millimetres
$Inscriptions
Curator's comments
A pair to 'La folie': 1925,1117.2; first advertised in the Journal de Paris, 24 November 1777.
Bibliographic references
Portalis & Beraldi 1880-82 / Les Graveurs du Dix-Huitième Siècle
(25)
IFF / Inventaire du Fonds Français: Bibliothèque Nationale, Département des Estampes
(33.II)
Location
Not on display
Subjects
love (allegorical)
classical deity
Associated names
Representation of:
Eros/Cupid
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
Thomas Agnew & Sons
Previous owner
Previous owner/ex-collection:
Comte Henry Greffulhe
Acquisition date
1925
Department
Prints and Drawings
Registration number
1925,1117.3