Concert Méchanique

1769

Joseph de Longueil after Charles Eisen

Associated Names
Joseph de Longueil

Artist, French, 1730 - 1792

Charles Eisen

Artist After, French, 1720 - 1778

The image shows a group of people in elaborate attire gathered around a harpsichord in an ornately decorated indoor setting. A person plays the cello while another is at the harpsichord. The individuals have detailed facial features, wear wigs, and one woman wears a fancy dress and hairpiece. A small figure resembling Cupid is on the harpsichord. The room has heavy drapery, architectural details, and a chandelier illuminating the scene.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Widener Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 26.5 × 26.5 cm (10 7/16 × 10 7/16 in.)
    sheet: 37.1 × 34.3 cm (14 5/8 × 13 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1942.9.2280

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

recto: in plate, in image, at top center: Concert Méchanique / Inventé par R.t Richard, / Exposé à la Bibliothèq. du Roi / 1769.; in plate, below image: Dédié à Monseigneur Le Comte de Florentein, / Ministre, & Secretaire d'Etat Com-mandeur, Chancelier & Surintendant / des Ordres du Roi. Par son très-humble et très-obeissant Serviteur Richard.; in plate, below image, at bottom left: Ch. Eisen delin.; in plate, below image, at bottom right: De Longueil Sculp. 1769; verso: at lower right in graphite in later hand: K123 [circled] / Fr. 303 / No. 8

Markings

none

Watermarks

partial - to be identified

Wikidata ID

Q64959698

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