The Governess (La Governante)

Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin1739

Details

Title: The Governess (La Governante)
Creator: François Bernard Lépicié after Jean-Siméon Chardin
Date Created: 1739
Signatures / Inscriptions: Signed in plate, lower right: “Gravé par Lépicié 1739”; with all inscriptions; inscribed in ink in 18th century hand on verso: “De sa Majestée la Reyne Sou [?] de Prusse”
Print State: Only state
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. Purchase funds, 1971
Materials & Techniques: Etching and engraving on laid paper
Keywords: children (people by age group)
Image Credit Line: Open Access Image from the Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University (http://www.wesleyan.edu/dac/openaccess)
Dimensions: Plate dimensions: 370 mm x 270 mm (14.57 in. x 10.63 in.). Sheet dimensions: 526 mm x 379 mm (20.71 in. x 14.92 in.).
Bibliography: Bocher, “Chardin” 24; Rosenberg, “Chardin” cat. 83; Portalis and Beraldi 2 (vol. 2, p. 663)
Associated People: Created by François Bernard Lépicié (French, 1698-1755), After Jean-Siméon Chardin (French, 1699-1779)
Accession Number: 1971.26.1

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