2017.87: The Engraver

Identification and Creation

Object Number

2017.87

People

Unidentified Artist

Title

The Engraver

Other Titles

Original Language Title: Le Graveur

Classification

Prints

Work Type

print

Date

18th century

Culture

French

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/358296

Physical Descriptions

Technique

Engraving

Dimensions

sheet: 31.5 × 22.9 cm (12 3/8 × 9 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

• inscription: lower center, in plate: Se vend à Paris chés de Lorraine, rue du Platre St. Jacques, la 4emc porte cochere à droite et chés la V.e Chéreau, rue St. Jacques, aux 2. Pilliers d'or.
• inscription: lower left, in plate: Bauvais Del.
• inscription: lower right, in plate: de Lorraine sculp.
• inscription: lower center, in plate: LE GRAVEUR
• inscription: lower left, in plate: De graveur tu fais ton talent, / Moitié constant moitié volage;
• inscription: lower right, in plate: Si le matin tu fais l'amant, / Le soir feras - tu bien l'ouvrage?

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History

[European Auction]; sold; to [Susan Schulman Printseller LLC, New York], sold; to Harvard Art Museums, 2017

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gray Collection of Engravings Fund

Accession Year

2017

Object Number

2017.87

Division

European and American Art

Contact

am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu

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