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Gravures de Boucher pour les Oeuvres de Molière [Figures de Boucher pour Molière]

mid-18th century
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Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Gravures de Boucher pour les Oeuvres de Molière [Figures de Boucher pour Molière]
  • Artist: Portrait of Moliere drawn by Jean-Baptiste Mauzaisse (French, Corbeil (Essonne) 1784–1844 Paris) in graphite, frontispiece
  • Artist: Laurent Cars (French, Lyons 1699–1771 Paris)
  • Artist: Isaac Sarrabat (French, 18th century)
  • Artist: Antoine Coypel (French, Paris 1661–1722 Paris)
  • Artist: Nicolas Henry Tardieu (French, Paris 1674–1749 Paris)
  • Artist: Nicolas Bernard Lépicié (French, Paris 1735–1784 Paris)
  • Artist: Louis Bosse (French, active ca. 1770–90)
  • Artist: Augustin de Saint-Aubin (French, Paris 1736–1807 Paris)
  • Artist: Simon Charles Miger (French, Nemours 1736–1820 Paris)
  • Artist: Jean François Rousseau (French, ca. 1740–1776 after)
  • Artist: Quentin Pierre Chedel (French, Châlons-en-Champagne 1705–1763 Châlons-en-Champagne)
  • Artist: After François Boucher (French, Paris 1703–1770 Paris)
  • Artist: After Theodorus Netscher (Dutch, Bordeaux 1661–1732 Hulst)
  • Artist: After Charles Antoine Coypel (French, Paris 1694–1752 Paris)
  • Artist: After Alexander Roslin (Swedish, Malmö 1718–1793 Paris)
  • Artist: After Charles Nicolas Cochin II (French, Paris 1715–1790 Paris)
  • Artist: After Jean-Baptiste Perronneau (French, Paris 1715–1783 Amsterdam)
  • Sitter: Jean-Baptiste Poquelin Molière (French, 1622–1673)
  • Sitter: Antoine Coypel (French, Paris 1661–1722 Paris)
  • Binder: Charles-François Capé (French, Villeneuve-Saint-Georges 1806–1867)
  • Date: mid-18th century
  • Medium: Graphite, etching, engraving, mezzotint
  • Dimensions: Overall: 16 7/16 x 11 1/16 x 7/8 in. (41.7 x 28.1 x 2.2 cm)
  • Classification: Books
  • Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1942
  • Object Number: 42.24
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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Portrait of Molière, from the "Oeuvres de Molière"
Multiple artists/makers
mid-18th century
Portrait of Molière, from "Gravures de Boucher pour les Oeuvres de Molière" [Figures de Boucher pour Molière]
Multiple artists/makers
mid-18th century
Portrait of a Young Molière, from "Gravures de Boucher pour les Oeuvres de Molière [Figures de Boucher pour Molière]"
Multiple artists/makers
mid-18th century
Portrait of Antoine Coypel, from "Gravures de Boucher pour les Oeuvres de Molière (Figures de Boucher pour Molière)"
Multiple artists/makers
mid-18th century
Portrait Drawing of Molière, from "Gravures de Boucher pour les Oeuvres de Molière [Figures de Boucher pour Molière]"
Jean-Baptiste Mauzaisse
mid-18th century

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