Réception de Choiseul-Gouffier chez Hassan-Tchousch-Oglou

1780

Antoine-Jean Duclos after Jean-Michel Moreau

Associated Names
Antoine-Jean Duclos

Artist, French, 1742 - 1795

Jean-Michel Moreau the Younger

Artist After, French, 1741 - 1814

This image shows an indoor gathering in a richly decorated room. Many individuals are present engaging in various activities. The room features a detailed ceiling, arched windows, columns, carpets, and decorative items. The participants are dressed formally and some are on an elevated platform. Objects like shoes near the seating area suggest cultural practices. The meticulous rendering of textures and patterns enhances the depiction of the social interaction in a historical setting.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Frank Anderson Trapp

  • Dimensions

    plate: 25.4 x 36.4 cm (10 x 14 5/16 in.)
    sheet: 28.5 x 41.8 cm (11 1/4 x 16 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1999.111.22

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Portalis/Beraldi 1880, no. 5, State undescribed proof before title

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Frank Anderson Trapp, Pittsburgh [1922-2005]; gift to NGA, 1999.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1880

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

Inscriptions

lower left below image: JM. Moreau. le jeune. invenit.; lower right below image: A.J. Duclos. Sculpsit 1780

Wikidata ID

Q75429814

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