Louis XVI, Marie-Antoinette, and the Dauphin, late 18th century/early 19th century

Not on View

Medium

etching and engraving on laid paper

Dimensions

sheet: 26.5 × 18.5 cm (10 7/16 × 7 5/16 in.)
plate: 25.8 × 17.8 cm (10 3/16 × 7 in.)
image: 20.1 × 13.6 cm (7 15/16 × 5 3/8 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Rena M. Hoisington in honor of Margaret Morgan Grasselli

Accession Number

2020.150.1

Artists / Makers

French 18th Century (artist)

Augustin de Saint-Aubin (artist after) French, 1736 - 1807

Piat Joseph Sauvage (artist after) Flemish, 1744 - 1818

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Inscription

upper center in image: A L'IMMORTALITÉ; lower center in plate: La Vertu, les Graces, l'Enfance / Tout a péri par un forfait nouveau; Les yeus en pleurs, la timide espérance / Leur offer icy ce modeste tombeau

Marks and Labels

none

Provenance

Private collection, France; Rena Hoisington, Baltimore; gift to NGA, 2020.