The Drawing Lesson (Étude du Dessen)

Jacques-Philippe Le Bas, Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardinca. 1757

Details

Title: The Drawing Lesson (Étude du Dessen)
Creator: Jacques Philippe Le Bas after Jean-Siméon Chardin
Date Created: ca. 1757
Signatures / Inscriptions: Signed in plate, lower right: “Le Bas sculp.”; with all inscriptions
Print State: Second of two states
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, 1966
Materials & Techniques: Etching and engraving on laid paper
Keywords: artist portraits, education, portraits, schools, sculpture
Image Credit Line: Open Access Image from the Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University (http://www.wesleyan.edu/dac/openaccess)
Dimensions: Plate dimensions: 293 mm x 330 mm (11.54 in. x 12.99 in.). Sheet dimensions: 457 mm x 640 mm (17.99 in. x 25.2 in.).
Bibliography: Bocher 18 ii/ii; Rosenberg, “Chardin,” cat. 94 and see cat. 95
Associated People: Created by Jacques Philippe Le Bas (French, 1707-1783), After Jean-Siméon Chardin (French, 1699-1779)
Accession Number: 1966.6.2

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