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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 village scene under a large tent. The painting depicts numerous figures in a rustic outdoor setting. The central focus is a figure dressed in a white garment in the foreground, appearing to be in motion. Around the figures under the tent are others engaged in conversation and socializing. The scene is detailed with wooden furniture, musical instruments, pets, and traditional attire. The tent is made of draped fabric, with trees and a clouded sky in the background. The style is reminiscent of Jean-Honoré Fragonard, known for Rococo-style paintings filled with social interactions.

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Artwork overview

Medium

etching and engraving (impression from plates 1-5 (plate 5, third state with letters), printed in ochre, red-pink, blue, carmine, and black inks)
Credit Line

Rosenwald Collection
Dimensions

overall: 31.1 x 23.4 cm (12 1/4 x 9 3/16 in.)
Accession Number

1958.8.86

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. 97j, repro.

2003

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

Bibliography

1984

Carlson, Victor I. and John W. Ittman. Regency to Empire : French Printmaking 1715-1814. Minneapolis, MN, 1984: no.97j.

2003

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

Wikidata ID

Q65222271

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