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La Belle Grecque

Print
1736 (printed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Etching and engraving entitled 'La Belle Grecque' [B.15; 2nd state], from a set of two. Lettered with title, lines of verse, and 'N. Lancret pinxit G.F.Schmidt Sculp. Crepy Ex'. Lettered also 'a Paris chez N de Larmessin graveur du Roy rue des Noyers a la 4e porte cocher a droit entrant par la rue St. Jacques A.P.D.R.'.


Object details

Category
Object type
TitleLa Belle Grecque (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Etching and engraving
Brief description
Etching and engraving by Nicolas Lancret entitled 'La Belle Grecque'. Printed in Paris, 1736.
Physical description
Etching and engraving entitled 'La Belle Grecque' [B.15; 2nd state], from a set of two. Lettered with title, lines of verse, and 'N. Lancret pinxit G.F.Schmidt Sculp. Crepy Ex'. Lettered also 'a Paris chez N de Larmessin graveur du Roy rue des Noyers a la 4e porte cocher a droit entrant par la rue St. Jacques A.P.D.R.'.
Dimensions
  • Height: 30cm
  • Width: 20cm
Dimensions taken from departmental notes
Credit line
Purchased with the assistance of the National Heritage Memorial Fund, Art Fund, Shell International and the Friends of the V&A
Collection
Accession number
SP.343

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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