La Cuisiniere (The Cook)

1775

Giovanni David

Associated Names
Giovanni David

Artist, Italian, 1743 - 1790

The image shows a woman standing with her hands clasped in front of her. She is dressed in a long, layered dress with a lace or frilled collar. Her hair is styled in a bun, and she has a subtle smile on her face. In the background, there is a hearth with a pot above flames and smoke rising, a table with various kitchen items, and plates and bottles arranged on a mantelpiece. The title "la Cuisiniere" is displayed beneath the image.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and aquatint on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    New Century Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 23.9 × 16.9 cm (9 7/16 × 6 5/8 in.)
    sheet: 39.2 × 26.8 cm (15 7/16 × 10 9/16 in.) (irregular)

  • Accession Number

    2013.173.9

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Newcome Schleier-Grasso 2003, no. 19a, State ii/ii

  • Series Title

    Divers Portraits (Various Portraits)

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Enrico Cortona, Milan); purchased 2013 by NGA.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2021

  • Aquatint: From Its Origins to Goya, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2021 - 2022.

Bibliography

2003

  • Grasso, Giovanni, and Mary Newcome Schleier. Giovanni David, Pittore e incisore della famiglia Durazzo. Turin, 2003: no. 19a (ii/ii).

2021

  • Hoisington, Rena. Aquatint: From Its Origins to Goya. Washington, 2021: 116-117.

Inscriptions

lower left in plate: David Gen. Inv. fecit; lower center in plate: la Cuisiniere / aimez-vous la Muscade? on en a mis par tout. Boileau Sat. 3.

Markings

none

Wikidata ID

Q77005848

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