About this artwork
Very probably this rare print never appeared in a large edition not only because of the complicated procedure involved in its making, but also because the process was illegally borrowed from Jacques Fabien Gautier Dagoty, who received a royal license for the technique.
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- Prints and Drawings
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Artist
- Jean François Janinet
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Title
- Marie Antoinette
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Origin
- France
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Date
- 1777
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Medium
- Etching and engraving printed on two sheets as follows: oval portrait in wash manner on full sheet in yellow, blue, red, and black from four plates; decorative frame cut out in center, in blue and orange from two plates
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Dimensions
- 252 × 203 mm (image/sight); 395 × 304 mm (frame)
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Credit Line
- Gift of Mrs. Charles Netcher to The Charles Netcher II Memorial Collection
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Reference Number
- 1934.465
Extended information about this artwork
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