Projet d'un monument a ériger pour le roi

1790

Jean-François Janinet after Jean-Michel Moreau

Associated Names
Jean-François Janinet

Artist, French, 1752 - 1814

Jean-Michel Moreau the Younger

Artist After, French, 1741 - 1814

This is a painting of a grand monument in a historical town square. The artwork depicts a large stone pedestal with bronze statues mounted on top. The central figures atop the pedestal include two standing men in historical attire, seemingly engaged in conversation, with one of them gesturing towards the other. At the base, a seated female figure holding a book emanates a sense of wisdom and contemplation. The foreground shows a bustling scene with elegantly dressed figures and a running dog. The background features classical architectural buildings. The sky above is vast and cloudy. This is in the style of an 18th-century European artist, capturing the grandeur and tradition of the depicted era.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color aquatint and etching

  • Credit Line

    Widener Collection

  • Accession Number

    1942.9.2379

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bocher 1882, no. 269


Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1975

  • The Inspired Copy: Artists Look at Art, Baltimore Museum of Art, 1975, no. 45.

Bibliography

1880

  • Portalis, baron Roger and Henri Beraldi. Les graveurs du dix-huitieme siecle. 2 parts, 3 vols. each part. Paris, 1880.

1882

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

Wikidata ID

Q64959215

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