Samson Taken by the Philistines in Delilah's House

1767

after Anthony van Dyck

(Flemish, 1599–1641)

Culture

France, 18th century

Medium

chalk-manner etching and engraving printed in black and white on blue paper

Support

Laid blue paper

Measurements

Sheet: 35.8 x 41 cm (14 1/8 x 16 1/8 in.); Image: 28 x 33.6 cm (11 x 13 1/4 in.)

Credit Line

John L. Severance Fund 2001.47

Catalogue raisonné

Le Blanc 1; IFF 10; Hérold 16

State

II/IV

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Location

Not on view

Description

Bonnet’s print exemplifies the importance of copying and collecting works by master artists as well as the social value of the graphic arts in Parisian society. The inscription indicates Bonnet dedicated the print to Antoine de Sartine, Lieutenant General of Police under Louis XV. In 1766, the year prior to this print, Sartine became a State Councilor, one of the highest-ranking dignitaries of the French monarchy, and this print honors that prestigious appointment.