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1778

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

The image shows a scene with two figures, one seemingly assisting the other, possibly a child. The figures are depicted in an etching style with detailed line work and shading. In the background, there are trees, foliage, and distant rooftops, all rendered with depth and detail. The color palette is monochromatic, in shades of black and white.

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Artwork overview

Medium

etching and engraving
Credit Line

Rosenwald Collection
Accession Number

1949.5.493
Catalogue Raisonné

Bocher 1882, no. 1451, State iii/iii

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

Q65081549

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