La Religion Poëme (1742);
Poëme sur la Grace (1722)

1722/1742

Charles-Nicolas Cochin II and Louis Racine (author)

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Charles-Nicolas Cochin II

Artist, French, 1715 - 1790

Louis Racine

Author, French, 1692 - 1763

This is a title page for a book titled "La Religion, Poëme." The illustration features a seated figure holding a cross and a flaming heart, surrounded by clouds and religious symbols, including stone tablets with Roman numerals. The text in French indicates it is a work by M. Racine, printed in Paris in 1742 by J. B. Coignard and Jean Desaint. The composition combines text and visual elements in an 18th-century book design style, using intricate line work and shading.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    bound volume with letterpress text [two poems bound in one] and two etchings with engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of James A. Bergquist

  • Dimensions

    book: 19.5 × 12.8 × 2.5 cm (7 11/16 × 5 1/16 × 1 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2023.120.1.a-b

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

The Romantic Agony (since 2018 known as Arenberg Auctions), Brussels; purchased by James A. Bergquist; gift to National Gallery of Art, 2023.

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