About the Artwork
La Nuit passe, l'Aurore paroit
18th century
Jean Marc Nattier (Artist) French, 1685-1766 Pierre Maleuvre (Artist) French, 1740-1803
Engraving and etching printed in black on laid paper
sheet trimmed within plate mark: 17 x 13 1/4 in. 43.1 x 33.6 cm
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Prints, Drawings & Photographs
Bequest of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence P. Fisher
68.304.A
This work is in the public domain.
Markings
In plate below image, lower left: Nattier pinx; lower right: Maleuvre sc.; lower center: LA NUIT PASSE L'AURORE PAROIT; center bottom edge of plate: A Paris ches Basan Graveur.
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Credit Line for Reproduction
Pierre Maleuvre; after Jean Marc Nattier, La Nuit passe, l'Aurore paroit, 18th century, Engraving and etching printed in black on laid paper. Detroit Institute of Arts, Bequest of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence P. Fisher, 68.304.A.
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