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print
Object Type
print
Museum number
1948,0214.164
Title
Object:
La Peinture
Series:
The Four Arts
Description
Painting, after Van Loo: a child paints a near naked young girl posed before him at left; Madame de Pompadour's coat of arms in lower margin; with Joullain's address. 1756 Etching and engraving
Producer name
After:
Carle Van Loo
Print made by:
Étienne Fessard
Published by:
François Joullain
School/style
French
Production date
1756
Production place
Published in:
Paris (France)
Materials
paper
Technique
engraving
etching
Dimensions
Height:
344 millimetres
(slightly trimmed)
Width:
288 millimetres
$Inscriptions
Curator's comments
See 1996,1103.61 for comment on series; this is a different state, with Joullain's address replacing that of Fessard's.
Bibliographic references
IFF / Inventaire du Fonds Français: Bibliothèque Nationale, Département des Estampes
(366.II)
Location
Not on display
Subjects
allegory/personification
art
Associated names
Associated with:
Madame de Pompadour
Acquisition name
Donated by:
Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn, 8th Baronet
Acquisition date
1948
Department
Prints and Drawings
Registration number
1948,0214.164