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Village Wedding

Charles-Melchior Descourtis, Nicolas-Antoine Taunay1785

The Cleveland Museum of Art

The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States

Descourtis used the same technique as Jean-François Janinet to create passages of tone with almost no traces of toolwork. He also superimposed a limited number of colors-yellow, red, blue, carmine, and black-to produce a variety of tints.

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  • Title: Village Wedding
  • Creator: Charles-Melchior Descourtis (French, 1753-1820), Nicolas Antoine Taunay (French, 1755-1830)
  • Date Created: 1785
  • Physical Dimensions: Sheet: 36.7 x 27.6 cm (14 7/16 x 10 7/8 in.); Border: 30.7 x 23.3 cm (12 1/16 x 9 3/16 in.)
  • Type: Print
  • Rights: CC0
  • External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1939.166
  • Medium: Lavis-manner color engraving and etching
  • Department: Prints
  • Culture: France, late 18th century
  • Credit Line: Gift of Leonard C. Hanna, Jr., for the Coralie Walker Hanna Memorial Collection
  • Collection: PR - Lavis manner
  • Accession Number: 1939.166
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