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Identification and Creation

Object Number
S10.23.2
People
Pierre Alexandre Aveline, French (Paris, France 1702 - 1760 Paris, France)
After Cornelis Visscher, Dutch (Haarlem, Netherlands 1628/29 - 1658 Haarlem, Netherlands)
Title
Folly
Other Titles
Original Language Title: La Folie
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
c. 1737
Culture
French
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/93497

Physical Descriptions

Technique
Etching and engraving
Dimensions
plate: 30 x 34.4 cm (11 13/16 x 13 9/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Signed: P. Aveline Sculp.
  • collector's mark: lower margin, left side, immediately to right of "C. de Visscher. del.", grayish black ink, stamp: NH. [Lugt 1974]
  • inscription: lower margin, left side, black printer's ink, engraved in plate: C. de Visscher. del.
  • inscription: lower margin, right side, black printer's ink, engraved in plate: P. Aveline Sculp.
  • inscription: lower margin, centered, below signature lines, black printer's ink, engraved in plate: LA FOLIE
  • inscription: lower margin, centered, below signature lines and title, black printer's ink, engraved in plate: Combien de Curieux empressés à me voir = Pourant, en me voyant, se passer de miroir?
  • inscription: lower margin, centered, below signature lines, title, and quotation, black printer's ink, engraved in plate: AParis [sic] chez Huquier vis a vis le Grand Chatelet avec Privilege du Roy.

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
NH., (L. 1974). This print was apparently added to the album after its completion, since neither it nor the other print on the same page are present in the handwritten table of contents.

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
R. 28

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Acquisition Fund for Prints
Accession Year
2003
Object Number
S10.23.2
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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