Colleur (Billposter)

1798/1807

Jean Duplessis-Bertaux

Artist, French, 1750 - 1818

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on wove paper [proof before letters]

  • Credit Line

    Gift of the Estate of Leo Steinberg

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 17.1 x 22.7 cm (6 3/4 x 8 15/16 in.)
    plate: 8 x 10 cm (3 1/8 x 3 15/16 in.)

  • Accession

    2011.139.174

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Leo Steinberg [1920-2011], New York; gift to NGA 2011.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

left center in plate [upper sign]: IL A ÉTÉ PERDU [illegible]; left center in plate [lower sign]: DIX LOUIS [illegible]; lower left in plate: J.D.B.; by later hand, lower left, in graphite: Jean Duplessis-Bertaux / (1747-Paris-1813) / The "Modern Callot"; by later hand, upper right verso, in graphite: D16; by later hand, lower margin verso, in graphite: From a set of 100 scenes of Modern Life

Markings

none

Watermarks

none

Wikidata ID

Q76559633

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