Trompe l'Oeil: Old Prints, a Torn Envelope with Horn-rimmed Glasses, and a Housefly
1763
Jean-Pierre-Xavier Bidauld
Artist, French, 1745 - 1813
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Artwork overview
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Medium
pen and black ink with brush and gray, red, and brown wash
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
sheet: 35 x 49.7 cm (13 3/4 x 19 9/16 in.)
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Accession
2009.31.1
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
(Paul Prouté, S.A., Paris); purchased 2008 by NGA.
Associated Names
Inscriptions
upper left: cum privilegio; upper right: 7 Berchem f.; lower center: Chapperon pinx; S. Bella; lower right: Guerineau excudit cum privilegio regio; lower right: SBella 1599; on envelope: Bidauld / delinavit and 1763 / Lugduni
Wikidata ID
Q64581609