Louis XVI, Marie-Antoinette, and the Dauphin
late 18th century/early 19th century
Artist
French 18th Century, after Augustin de Saint-Aubin, after Piat Joseph Sauvage
Artwork overview
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Medium
etching and engraving on laid paper
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Credit Line
Gift of Rena M. Hoisington in honor of Margaret Morgan Grasselli
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Dimensions
sheet: 26.5 × 18.5 cm (10 7/16 × 7 5/16 in.)
plate: 25.8 × 17.8 cm (10 3/16 × 7 in.)
image: 20.1 × 13.6 cm (7 15/16 × 5 3/8 in.) -
Accession Number
2020.150.1
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
Private collection, France; Rena Hoisington, Baltimore; gift to NGA, 2020.
Inscriptions
upper center in image: A L'IMMORTALITÉ; lower center in plate: La Vertu, les Graces, l'Enfance / Tout a péri par un forfait nouveau; Les yeus en pleurs, la timide espérance / Leur offer icy ce modeste tombeau
Markings
none