Marie-Antoinette

1775

Noël Le Mire after Jean-Michel Moreau

Associated Names
Noël Le Mire

Artist, French, 1724 - 1801

Jean-Michel Moreau the Younger

Artist After, French, 1741 - 1814

Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Widener Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 29.5 × 21.7 cm (11 5/8 × 8 9/16 in.)
    plate: 26.9 × 20.7 cm (10 9/16 × 8 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1942.9.1674

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bocher 1882, no. 36, State i/iii

  • Series Title

    Portraits of Marie Antoinette [1942.9.1665-1698]

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Associated Artworks

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Commemorative Medal on the Occasion of the Marriage of the Dauphin and Marie -Antoinette

Augustin de Saint-Aubin

1770

This is a photograph of a book cover. The cover is designed with intricate gold embellishments on a dark brown leather background. It features a central oval design with a regal emblem of fleurs-de-lis and a crown. Surrounding the central motif are symmetrical patterns with scrollwork and floral elements in gold. The corners and borders are adorned with circular and linear motifs. The use of gold contrasts against the dark material, highlighting the detailed craftsmanship.

Album of Portraits of Queen Marie-Antoinette

Various Artists, René Simier

1815

Death of Louis XV

Louis-Simon Lempereur, Nicolas Delaunay

1774

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1882

  • Bocher, Emmanuel. Jean Michel Moreau le jeune. Les gravures francaises du XVIIIe siecle, 6. Paris: Damascene Morgand et Charles Fatout, 1882.

Inscriptions

recto: in plate, below image, at left: J. M. Moreau le Jne inv; in plate, below image, at right: N Le Mire Sculp.; verso: none

Markings

none

Watermarks

fragment from Auverne watermark (Dupuy?)

Wikidata ID

Q64960892

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