Vue de la foire de Beson (The Fair at Bezons)

1750

Gabriel Jacques de Saint-Aubin

Associated Names
Gabriel de Saint-Aubin

Artist, French, 1724 - 1780

This is a drawing of a fair scene. The drawing shows a fairground with carriages, people, and animals. In the foreground, two draft horses pull a carriage filled with passengers. Another carriage is seen behind with several figures around it. There are trees and open tents in the background, indicating an outdoor setting. The drawing is detailed, capturing the lively atmosphere of the fair.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 14.1 × 16.5 cm (5 9/16 × 6 1/2 in.)
    sheet: 15.5 × 17.6 cm (6 1/8 × 6 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1944.5.133

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Dacier 1914, no. 2, State ii/ii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Henri Beraldi (1849-1931), Paris (Lugt 230). Marcel Mirault (1860-1929), Tours (Lugt 1892a)

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1944

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

1950

  • Rosenwald Collection: An Exhibition of Recent Acquisitions, NGA, 1950, no. 90, repro.

1951

  • French Prints from the Rosenwald Collection, University of Pittsburgh, 1951.

1957

  • The Printmaker: 1450-1950, Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts, California Palace of the Legion of Honor, San Francisco, California, 1957.

1965

  • Master Prints from the Rosenwald Collection, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, 1965, no. 81.

Bibliography

1914

  • Dacier, Emile. L'oeuvre grave de Gabriel de Saint-Aubin; notice biographique et catalogue raisonne. Paris: Societe pour l'Etude de la Gravure Francaise, 1914.

Inscriptions

recto: in plate, in image, at lower left: 1750 / gabriel de St. aubin pinx.; below image at center: VÜE DE LA FOIRE DE BESON. pres paris [faint/burnished "se" between "pres" and "paris"]; verso: none

Markings

recto: none; verso: Marcel Mirault (Lugt 1892a), Henri Beraldi (Lugt 230), and National Gallery of Art

Watermarks

patial watermark along bottom edge: D [heart] T [?]

Wikidata ID

Q65020036

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