Collection Monsieur Bourdonnais Visits the La Tour Family

Monsieur Bourdonnais Visits the La Tour Family

Charles Melchior Descourtis, Artist Jean Frederic Schall, Artist Blin le jeune, Printer
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About the Artwork

Monsieur Bourdonnais Visits the La Tour Family

c. 1795

Charles Melchior Descourtis (Artist) French, 1753-1820 Jean Frederic Schall (Artist) French, 1752-1825 Blin le jeune (Printer) French

Mixed intaglio processes printed in color on wove paper

image: 12 5/8 x 16 1/8 in. 32.1 x 40.9 cm

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Founders Society Purchase, John N. and Rhoda Lord Family Fund

66.60

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In plate, lower left of image: Descourtis

In plate below image, lower right: Descourtis Sculp.; lower left: Schall Pinxit; lower center: PAUL ET VIRGINIE.; six long lines of text fill the bottom margin; bottom center edge of plate: Malbeste scrip. Paris chez Decourtis rue des Grands Degres No. 12. Imp. par Blin le jeune

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Roux, M. Inventaire du fonds français. Paris, 1951, no. 15.

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Charles Melchior Descourtis; after Jean Frederic Schall, Monsieur Bourdonnais Visits the La Tour Family, c. 1795, Mixed intaglio processes printed in color on wove paper. Detroit Institute of Arts, Founders Society Purchase, John N. and Rhoda Lord Family Fund, 66.60.

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