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Village Wedding

1785

Charles-Melchior Descourtis

(French, 1753–1820)

after Nicolas Antoine Taunay

(French, 1755–1830)
Culture
France, late 18th century
Medium
Lavis-manner color engraving and etching
Measurements
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.)
Credit Line
Gift of Leonard C. Hanna Jr., for the Coralie Walker Hanna Memorial Collection 1939.166
Catalogue raisonné
Portalis and Béraldi 746.1
Public Domain
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Description

Charles-Melchior Descourtis used the same technique as Jean-François Janinet to create passages of tone with almost no traces of tool work. He also superimposed a limited number of colors—yellow, red, blue, carmine, and black—to produce a variety of tints.
A vertically oriented color engraving depicts an outdoor wedding under large, draped tents. At center left, a woman in a white dress stands facing a man in a long red coat. To the right, a seated woman holds a child near two boys and a dog, all with light skin tones. Numerous people gather at tables, set against a landscape of muted green and blue tones beneath a vast, cloudy sky.

Village Wedding

1785

Charles-Melchior Descourtis, Nicolas Antoine Taunay

(French, 1753–1820), (French, 1755–1830)
France, late 18th century

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