Foire de Village

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Foire de Village

c. 1788

Charles-Melchior Descourtis (French, 1753-1820) After a painting by Nicolas-Antoine Taunay (French, 1755–1830)

Charles-Melchior Descourtis's masterful color print reproduces a painting, now lost, by Nicolas-Antoine Taunay. The harmonious coloring and lyrical mood of the print evoke Jean-Antoine Watteau's fêtes galantes and the carefree spirit of pre-Revolutionary France. Taunay had finished his paintings of The Village Wedding, The Village Fair, and The Drummer before leaving on a three-year visit to Italy in 1784.

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Object Details

Titles:

Foire de Village
The Village Fair

Date:

c. 1788

Artists:

Charles-Melchior Descourtis (French, 1753-1820) After a painting by Nicolas-Antoine Taunay (French, 1755–1830)

Medium:

Wash-manner color engraving

Dimensions:

Image: 12 1/8 x 9 3/16 inches (30.8 x 23.3 cm) Plate: 15 x 11 1/8 inches (38.1 x 28.3 cm) Sheet: 15 3/8 x 11 1/2 inches (39.1 x 29.2 cm)

Classification:

Prints

Credit Line:

Gift (by exchange) of Carl and Laura Zigrosser, 1996

Accession Number:

1996-68-2

Geography:

Made in France, Europe

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