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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2017.120.2
People
Nicolas Henri Tardieu, French (Paris 1674 - 1749 Paris)
After Jean-Antoine Watteau, French (Valenciennes 1684 - 1721 Nogent-sur-Marne)
Title
Watteau at His Easel, Jullienne Playing the Cello, in a Shady Grove
Other Titles
Original Language Title: Assis, au près de toy, sous ces charmans Ombrages...
Series/Book Title: Recueil Jullienne
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
1731
Culture
French
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/359059

Physical Descriptions

Technique
Engraving and etching
Dimensions
sheet: 62.5 × 47 cm (24 5/8 × 18 1/2 in.)
plate: 42.5 × 30.6 cm (16 3/4 × 12 1/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: in plate, lower margin, left: A.Watteau pinxit.
  • inscription: in plate, lower margin, right: Tardieu Sculp.
  • inscription: in plate, lower margin, two stanzas: Assis, au près de toy, sous ces charmans Ombrages, / Du temps, mon cher Watteau, je crains pas les outrages; / Trop heureux! si les Traits, d'un fidelle Burin, // Enmultipliant les Ouvrages, / Instrusoient l'Univers des sinceres hommages / Que je rends â ton Art divin!
  • inscription: in plate, lower margin, centered: a Paris Avec Privillege du Roy.

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Hugh Lupus Grosvenor, 1st Duke of Westminster, Eaton Hall, Cheshire, by 1884, by descent, sold [through Christie's, London, July 15, 2015, lot 172]; to private collection, United Kingdom, sold [through C. G. Boerner LLC, New York], to; Harvard Art Museums, 2017

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

State
iii/iii
Standard Reference Number
Dacier & Vuaflart 3

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Richard Norton Memorial Fund
Accession Year
2017
Object Number
2017.120.2
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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