Provinciaux visitant les curiosités de Paris (Provinicials Visiting the Curiosities of Paris)

c. 1805

French 19th Century

Associated Names
French 19th Century

Artist

Aaron Martinet

Publisher, French, 1762 - 1841

The image depicts multiple figures in exaggerated clothing outdoors. The figures have oversized collars, elongated hats, and voluminous skirts. They are standing in front of a stone wall with arched windows. One figure leans forward dramatically. The scene has a humorous tone. The text at the bottom reads "Provinciaux Visitant les Curiosités de Paris."

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching with publisher's hand coloring in watercolor on pale green laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Katharine Shepard Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 22 × 27.2 cm (8 11/16 × 10 11/16 in.)
    sheet: 25.7 × 34.3 cm (10 1/8 × 13 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.49.3

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Andrew Edmunds, London); purchased 2015 by NGA.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2018

  • Sense of Humor: Caricature, Satire, and the Comical in Prints and Drawings from Leonardo to the Present, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2018 - 2019.

Inscriptions

lower left in plate: à Paris chez Martinet rue du Coq. St. Honoré No. 15; lower center in plate: Provinciaux visitant les curiosités de Paris

Wikidata ID

Q77008474

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