La Rixe (The Brawl)

c. 1792

Charles-Melchior Descourtis

Artist, French, 1753 - 1820

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and wash manner, printed in blue, red, yellow, white, green, and black inks

  • Credit Line

    Widener Collection

  • Dimensions

    Overall (outer framing line): 31 x 23.5 cm (12 3/16 x 9 1/4 in.)
    plate: 39.2 x 29 cm (15 7/16 x 11 7/16 in.)

  • Accession

    1942.9.2146

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1944

  • French Prints and Drawings of the XVIIIth Century, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1944-1945, no catalogue.

2003

  • Colorful Impressions: The Printmaking Revolution in Eighteenth-Century France, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2003-2004, no. 80, as La Rixe (The Brawl) by Charles-Melchior Descourtis after Nicolas-Antoine Taunay.

Bibliography

2003

  • Colorful Impressions: The Printmaking Revolution in Eighteenth-Century France. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2003-2004: no. 80.

Wikidata ID

Q64954433

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