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Village Wedding

1785

Charles-Melchior Descourtis

(French, 1753–1820)

after Nicolas Antoine Taunay

(French, 1755–1830)
France, late 18th century
Lavis-manner color engraving and etching
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.)
Gift of Leonard C. Hanna Jr., for the Coralie Walker Hanna Memorial Collection 1939.166
Catalogue raisonné: Portalis and Béraldi 746.1
Location: Not on view

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.
  • Milliken, William. "The Coralie Walker Hanna Memorial Collection Gift of Leonard C Hanna." The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 26, no. 6 (June 1939): 84-115 Mentioned: p. 112 www.jstor.org
  • Inventive Impressions: 18th- and 19-Century French Prints. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (August 26-October 28, 2001).
    The Cleveland Museum of Art; 8/26/01-10/28/01. "Inventive Impressions: 18th- and 19th-Century French Prints".
    Generous Donors: A Tribute to The Print Club of Cleveland. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (April 2-August 4, 1991).
    Printing in Color. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (September 10-November 17, 1985).
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Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1939.166