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Philips Wouwerman "Le repos" antique engraving published in Paris, 1740.
Engraver and publisher Pierre Francois Beaumont.
Condition as shown in the photographs.
Dimensions: 28x37 cm.
For comparison see the British Museum collection, which holds a similar example, in black and white but not coloured like the present one:
Object Typeprint
Museum number1847,0305.18
TitleObject: Le repos
DescriptionA landscape with in the left foreground two men resting by a road, nearby a dog sniffing the grass, a lying horse, and a man and a child walking on the road; beyond, at right, a man and a dog crossing a footbridge spanning over a stream; in the distance, at right, men making haystacks, and at centre others harvesting a field; after Wouwerman. 1740
Etching
Etching
Producer nameAfter: Philips WouwermanPrint made by: Pierre François BeaumontPublished by: Pierre François Beaumont
Production date1740
Materialspaper
Techniqueetching
DimensionsHeight: 272 millimetresWidth: 358 millimetres
Inscriptions
- Inscription type: inscription
- Inscription content: Numbered on plate: '8e'; lettered with production detail: 'Wouvermens Pinx. - Beaumont Sculp.', title, continuing: 'Le Repos légitime est le fruit du travail / Ce Tableau Original de P. Wouvermens, est de même grandeur', and publication address: 'AParis chez Beaumont, au milieu du Pont Nôtre-Dame au Griffon d'Or Couronné'.
Curator's commentsPlate 8 from a series engraved by Beaumont after paintings by Wouwerman
Advertised in 'Mercure', May 1740, page 973.
Advertised in 'Mercure', May 1740, page 973.
Bibliographic referencesIFF / Inventaire du Fonds Français: Bibliothèque Nationale, Département des Estampes (23)
LocationNot on display
Subjectsharvesting/haymaking
Acquisition namePurchased from: Walter Benjamin Tiffin
Acquisition date1847
DepartmentPrints and Drawings
Registration number1847,0305.18
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