Gravure en Taille Douce: pl. II

1771/1779

Antonio Baratta after Benoît-Louis Prévost and A.-J. de Fehrt

Associated Names
Antonio Baratta

Artist, Italian, 1724 - 1787

Denis Diderot

Editor, French, 1713 - 1784

Benoît-Louis Prévost

Artist After, French, c. 1735 - 1804

A.-J. de Fehrt

Artist After, French, 1723 - 1774

The image shows a diagram with labeled figures illustrating various objects. The largest items are a smoking taper marked Fig. 4, and a flat rectangular sheet labeled Fig. 1 and Fig. 2. The color palette is monochromatic in black and white. To the left is the smoking taper with smoke billowing upwards, next to a small bag-shaped object labeled Fig. 3. Below is Fig. 5, a square object on smaller items. On the right are multiple tools, including a pointed stick (Fig. 6), and smaller tools with varying tips. At the bottom middle is a bottle-shaped object labeled Fig. 11.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 35.3 x 22.2 cm (13 7/8 x 8 3/4 in.)
    sheet: 40.2 x 26.3 cm (15 13/16 x 10 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1996.20.3


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Ursus Books and Prints, Ltd., New York; purchased 1996 by NGA.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower right in plate: AB. s.; lower center in plate: Gravure en Taille Douce.; lower left in plate: 154.; upper right in plate: Pl. II.

Wikidata ID

Q75396583

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