La Montagne qui accouche (The Mountain Giving Birth)
1736
Artist, French, 1688 - 1738
Artist, French, 1699 - 1789
Edme Jeaurat, after Etienne Jeaurat
Attributed to
Artwork overview
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Medium
etching and engraving on laid paper
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
plate: 27.2 × 20 cm (10 11/16 × 7 7/8 in.)
sheet: 28.5 × 21.5 cm (11 1/4 × 8 7/16 in.) -
Accession Number
2024.83.5
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
Philip Conisbee and Faya Causey, Washington, DC, purchased in London before 1986; gift to NGA, 2024
Associated Names
Inscriptions
recto: in plate, below image, at left: Peint par Et. Jeaurat; in plate, below image, at right: Gravé par son Frere.1736.; in plate, below image, at center: La Montagne qui accouche / Fable 10. de la Fontaine. Livre. 5. / AParis chez Jeaurat rue Saint Jacques vis-à-vis l'Eglise des Mathurins. Avec privilége du Roy.; verso: none
Markings
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Watermarks
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