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Title:: |
Danse Russe |
Year:: |
1766 |
Artist: |
Saint-Aubin, Augustin de |
After: |
Le Prince, Jean-Baptiste |
Medium: |
etching |
Provenance: |
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Period: |
French 18th Century |
School/Style: |
Reproductive |
Catalogs: |
Bocher 550 iii/iii;
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Height(mm):
Width(mm):
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243
200
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Price: |
$500.00 |
Description: |
The engraving was completed by Nicolas Delaunay (1739-92). A fine impression on laid paper with good margins; the inscription "Tom. 1, No. XXV" above the image to the left has been scraped off just affecting the top shading lines. The image shows a Russian peasant couple dancing before the porch of a large house on which are perched three musicians and, under a canopy, a group of elegant observers. Others of lower class are standing or sitting below. Russia was a constant source of interest to the French in the eighteenth century. The book from which this plate derives was the result of a commission from the King of France and a good part of Le Prince's artistic output was devoted to picturing Russian costumes, scenes and customs, which were made into prints both by him and by other eminent artists. |
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