Galo-Bayeux

Louis Bocquet

Associated Names
Louis Bocquet

Artist, French, active early 18th century

The image shows a round apple with pinkish-red and yellow skin, with brown spots. A cut section of the apple with seeds is also shown. Leaves in shades of green, some with a bluish tint, accompany the apple. The intact apple is on a twig with leaves, while the sliced portion, displaying the cross-section, is placed at the lower left.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color stipple engraving on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of A. Thompson Ellwanger III

  • Dimensions

    plate: 31.4 x 24 cm (12 3/8 x 9 7/16 in.)
    sheet: 39.1 x 29.1 cm (15 3/8 x 11 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2000.175.2

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

A. Thompson Ellwanger III; gift to NGA, 2000.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower center in plate: Galo=Bayeux. / De l'Imprimerie de Langlois; lower right in plate: 204. / Bouquet sculpt.

Wikidata ID

Q76347477

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