The Lover Surprised | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 2016.119
People: Charles-Melchior Descourtis, French (Paris, France 1753 - 1820 Paris, France)
After Jean Frédéric Schall, French (Strasbourg 1752 - 1825 Paris)
Title: The Lover Surprised
Other Titles: Original Language Title: L’amant surpris
Classification: Prints
Work Type: print
Date: 1798
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/356200

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Wash manner, printed in blue, red, yellow, and black inks

Technique

Wash manner

Dimensions

image: 46 × 37 cm (18 1/8 × 14 9/16 in.)
plate: 55.5 × 42.9 cm (21 7/8 × 16 7/8 in.)
sheet: 56.5 × 44 cm (22 1/4 × 17 5/16 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

inscription: in plate, lower left, below image: Schall pinx.
inscription: lower right, below image, in plate: Descourtis sculp.
inscription: lower center, below image, in plate: L'Amant Surpris / Paris chez Descourtis, Rue de Grands Dégrés No. 12.

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: [Paris Print Market], sold; to [Nicolaas Teeuwisse OHG, Berlin, 2014], sold; to Harvard Art Museums, 2016.

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number: Le Blanc 3; Portalis-Beraldi 3; IFF, vol. VII, cat. no. 16, p. 65

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Acquisition Fund for Prints
Accession Year: 2016
Object Number: 2016.119
Division: European and American Art
Contact: am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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