Le Bénédicité (The Prayer before the Meal)

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Le Bénédicité (The Prayer before the Meal)

1744

François Bernard Lépicié (French, 1698–1755) After a painting by Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin (French, 1699–1779)

François-Bernard Lépicié's engravings after paintings by Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin were so widely collected in the eighteenth century that the painter profited more from the sale of the prints than from the paintings themselves.

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Object Details

Titles:

Le Bénédicité (The Prayer before the Meal)

Date:

1744

Artists:

François Bernard Lépicié (French, 1698–1755) After a painting by Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin (French, 1699–1779)

Medium:

Engraving

Dimensions:

Image: 12 11/16 × 9 15/16 inches (32.2 × 25.3 cm) Plate: 14 13/16 × 10 5/8 inches (37.6 × 27 cm) Sheet: 15 7/16 × 11 1/8 inches (39.2 × 28.3 cm)

Classification:

Prints

Credit Line:

Gift of Mrs. Morris Hawkes, 1944

Accession Number:

1944-80-63

Geography:

Made in France, Europe

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