Noce de Village (Village Wedding)

1785

Charles-Melchior Descourtis after Nicolas Antoine Taunay

Associated Names
Charles-Melchior Descourtis

Artist, French, 1753 - 1820

Nicolas Antoine Taunay

Artist After, French, 1755 - 1830

This is a painting of a gathering or fair scene depicted in monochrome blue. The image shows a crowded scene with numerous figures gathered under a series of draped tents. There are multiple figures grouped together, and the tents create a framework in the scene. The presence of trees and soft clouds indicates an outdoor setting.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    wash manner, printed in blue ink

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall (outer framing line): 31.1 x 23.4 cm (12 1/4 x 9 3/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1958.8.81

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1962

  • Color in Prints: an Exhibition of European and American Color Prints from 1500 to the Present, Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, CT, 1962-1963, no. 46.

1984

  • Regency to Empire: French Printmaking 1715-1814, The Baltimore Museum of Art; Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; and The Minneapolis Institute of Arts, 1984-1985, no. 97e, repro.

2003

  • Colorful Impressions: The Printmaking Revolution in Eighteenth-Century France, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2003-2004, no. 55e.

Bibliography

1984

  • Carlson, Victor I. and John W. Ittman. Regency to Empire : French Printmaking 1715-1814. Minneapolis, MN, 1984: 97e.

2003

  • Colorful Impressions: The Printmaking Revolution in Eighteenth-Century France. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2003-2004: no. 55e.

Wikidata ID

Q65222265

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