Saint-Preux sort de chez des femmes du monde

1776

Nicolas Delaunay after Jean-Michel Moreau

Associated Names
Nicolas Delaunay

Artist, French, 1739 - 1792

Jean-Michel Moreau the Younger

Artist After, French, 1741 - 1814

The image shows multiple figures on a staircase. A young man is posing mid-step in the foreground, wearing 18th-century attire. Other women and men are behind him, some in motion. Women have elaborate hairstyles and wear elegant gowns. The background includes a doorway and a wall, with the scene set inside a room that connects to the staircase. The lighting adds depth to the social gathering.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and engraving

  • Credit Line

    Widener Collection

  • Accession Number

    1942.9.2489

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bocher 1882, no. 1415, State iii/vi

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.

Wikidata ID

Q64960771

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