The Blind Man Deceived (L’aveugle trompé)

Laurent Cars, Jean-Baptiste Greuzeca. 1760-1770

Details

Title: The Blind Man Deceived (L’aveugle trompé)
Creator: Laurent Cars after Jean-Baptiste Greuze
Date Created: ca. 1760-1770
Signatures / Inscriptions: Signed in plate, lower right: “Gravé par Laurent Cars”
Print State: Second of two states, with added engraving, inscriptions, dedication to Lalive d
Object Type: Prints, works of art
Object Link: See this artwork on the Davison Art Center website
Object Credit Line: Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University. Friends of the Davison Art Center funds, 1982
Materials & Techniques: Etching and engraving on laid paper. Watermark: Unidentified letters
Keywords: blind (people), domestic genre, genre, print states, senses, sight
Image Credit Line: Open Access Image from the Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University (http://www.wesleyan.edu/dac/openaccess)
Dimensions: Plate dimensions: 493 mm x 366 mm (19.41 in. x 14.41 in.).
Bibliography: Portalis 3
Associated People: Created by Laurent Cars (French, 1699-1771), After Jean-Baptiste Greuze (French, 1725-1805)
Accession Number: 1982.27.4

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