Author(s):
mallet, jean-baptiste (grasse, 1759 - paris, 1835), designer
formerly attributed to caresme, jacques-philippe (paris, 25–02–1734 - paris, 01–03–1796), designer
formerly attributed to lavreince, nicolas (niklas lafrensen; known as the younger) (stockholm, in 1737 - stockholm, in 1807), draftsman
other title: the poet and the woman playing the harp (old title (outdated))
production date: around 1775
dating in century: 18th century
type(s) of object(s): graphic arts, drawing
name(s): drawing
materials and techniques: gouache, paper
dimensions - artwork:
height: 19. 5cm
width: 22cm
dimensions - frame:
height: 26cm
width: 28cm
depth: 3. 8cm
marks, inscriptions, hallmarks:
collector's mark - on the back: "c 63"
iconographic description:
this intimate gouache can be considered as the double portrait of an artist and his wife. It is the evocation, so dear to the 18th century, of the role of the arts in family or social life. Indeed, aristocrats or bourgeois played various instruments, harp, guitar, viola da gamba, violin, flute or spinet, and met with friends to form small chamber orchestras. The theme of the concert or the music lesson is very frequent in the graphic arts, especially in the years 1770-1780 when artists were particularly interested in the painting of society. Mode of acquisition: legacy
name of donor, testator, seller: cognacq, ernest
date of acquisition: 1928
institution: cognacq-jay museum, the taste of the 18th century
inventory number: j 155. Date: circa 1775.
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