Les trois graces

1786

Jean-François Janinet after Giovanni Antonio Pellegrini

Associated Names
Jean-François Janinet

Artist, French, 1752 - 1814

Giovanni Antonio Pellegrini

Artist After, Venetian, 1675 - 1741

Three nude women are standing closely together. The woman on the left faces slightly to the right, the middle woman has her back to the viewer, and the woman on the right is facing forward, looking towards the left. The woman on the left has blonde hair styled in an updo with loose curls. The middle woman has brown hair styled in a bun, and the woman on the right has long, curly blonde hair. Their facial features are serene. The woman on the left holds a bouquet of flowers in her right hand, and the woman on the right holds a similar bundle of flowers in her left hand. The background shows a landscape with hills, vegetation, and a blue sky.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color etching and wash manner on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Widener Collection

  • Accession Number

    1942.9.2381

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Portalis/Beraldi 1880, no. 60, State i


Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1880

  • Portalis, baron Roger and Henri Beraldi. Les graveurs du dix-huitieme siecle. 2 parts, 3 vols. each part. Paris, 1880.

Watermarks

to be identified

Wikidata ID

Q64959221

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