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L'Accordée de Village

Print
late 18th century (published)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Print.

Object details

Category
Object type
TitleL'Accordée de Village (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Mezzotint
Brief description
Print entitled 'L'Accordée de Village'. Mezzotint, probably by Samuel de Wilde after Jean-Baptiste Greuze.
Physical description
Print.
Dimensions
  • Height: 48.3cm
  • Width: 61cm
Dimensions taken from Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1959. London: HMSO, 1964.
Style
Marks and inscriptions
'Nuptial Blessing this is the title for this Print J. B. Greuze Pinxit S Paul Sculp London Printed for R Sayer & [?Bennett] Map & Printsellers No 53 Fleet Street.' (Inscribed in ink)
Credit line
Given by Mrs E. B. Westwood
Object history
The oil painting from which this engraving is taken is listed by C. Mauclair as No.114 in his catalogue of the works of J. B. Greuze, Paris, 1907.
Production
The engraver is listed as S. Paul; this is probably the pseudonym of Samuel de Wilde.
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1959 . London: HMSO, 1964.
Collection
Accession number
E.485-1959

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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