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a) Noce de Village (Village Wedding); b) Noce de Village (Village Wedding)

1785

Charles-Melchior Descourtis after Nicolas Antoine Taunay

Associated Names

Charles-Melchior Descourtis

Artist, French, 1753 - 1820

Nicolas Antoine Taunay

Artist After, French, 1755 - 1830

This is a drawing showing a group of figures under a tent. The scene includes people gathered under a canopy made of draped cloths and wood supports. Objects like pots and fabric, along with some greenery, are seen around the area. The drawing features detailed line work that conveys movement and activity among the figures.

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Artwork overview

Medium

a) etching on laid paper; b) etching on laid paper
Credit Line

Rosenwald Collection
Dimensions

overall (outer framing line): 31.1 x 23.4 cm (12 1/4 x 9 3/16 in.)
Accession Number

1958.8.77.a-b

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1962

Color in Prints: an Exhibition of European and American Color Prints from 1500 to the Present, Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, CT, 1962-1963, no. 46.

1984

Regency to Empire: French Printmaking 1715-1814, The Baltimore Museum of Art; Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; and The Minneapolis Institute of Arts, 1984-1985, no. 97a, repro.

2003

Colorful Impressions: The Printmaking Revolution in Eighteenth-Century France, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2003-2004, no. 55a.

Bibliography

1984

Carlson, Victor I. and John W. Ittman. Regency to Empire : French Printmaking 1715-1814. Minneapolis, MN, 1984: no.97a.

2003

Colorful Impressions: The Printmaking Revolution in Eighteenth-Century France. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2003-2004: no. 55a.

Markings

none

Watermarks

IHS in a circle (Gaudriault 735; Heawood 2952, 2981, 2997, 3310)

Wikidata ID

Q65222241

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