L'Auveugle trompé
Engraving
mid 18th century (printed)
mid 18th century (printed)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Print depicting an elderly blind man seated in a chair and a young man and woman crouching to the right. The blind man is holding the hand of the young woman. At the bottom of the sheet is the heraldic achievement of La Live de Jully.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | L'Auveugle trompé (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Engraving |
| Brief description | L'Auveugle trompé. Engraving by Laurent Cars after Jean-Baptiste Greuze, mid-18th century. |
| Physical description | Print depicting an elderly blind man seated in a chair and a young man and woman crouching to the right. The blind man is holding the hand of the young woman. At the bottom of the sheet is the heraldic achievement of La Live de Jully. |
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| Style | |
| Marks and inscriptions | 'Peint part Greuse. Gravé par Laurent Cars. Ce tableau est tire de la Collection des Peintures et Sculptures François faite par Mr De la Live a Paris chez l'Auteur ruë St. Jacques vis a vis le College du Plessis. A.P.D.R.' (Lettered with dedication to La Live de Jully and) |
| Credit line | Given by Westminster City Council |
| Object history | The oil painting from which this engraving is taken is listed by C. Mauclair as No.120 in his catalogues of the works of J.-B. Greuze, Paris, 1907. |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Bibliographic reference | Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1952. London: HMSO, 1963. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.1743-1952 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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