La Consolation de l'absence

1785

Nicolas Delaunay after Nicolas Lavreince

Associated Names
Nicolas Delaunay

Artist, French, 1739 - 1792

Nicolas Lavreince

Artist After, Swedish, 1737 - 1807

The image shows a woman seated on a fancy couch. She extends one arm towards a small dog nearby. The woman has classical features, styled hair with curls and feathers, and wears an elaborate Rococo-style dress. A small table beside her holds items. The background features a decorated interior with wallpaper or tapestry, an oval frame with a cherubic figure, and a draped curtain. A console table with a vase and statuette is on the side. The setting suggests luxury and classical motifs.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and engraving

  • Credit Line

    Widener Collection

  • Accession Number

    1942.9.2402

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Portalis/Beraldi 1880, no. 24


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.

1987

  • Taylor, Sean J. "Pendants and Commercial Ploys: Formal and Informal Relationships in the Work of Nicolas Delaunay." Zeitschrift für Kunstgeschicte 50, no 4(1987): 509-538.

Wikidata ID

Q64960762

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