Le Chiffre d'amour (The Cipher of Love)

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Nicolas Delaunay

Title

Le Chiffre d'amour (The Cipher of Love)

Place

France (Artist's nationality:)

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Artist's working dates 1759–1792

Medium

Engraving on ivory laid paper

Inscriptions

Lettered, lower left: "Peint par H.Fragonard peintre du Roi."; lower right: "Gravee par N. De Launay, graveur par du Roi."; below image: "Le Chiffre d'amor/ dedie a Madame...dame de Palais/ Paris chez N. De Launay...rue de la bucherie no.26/ par son tres...serviteur N.De Launay."

Dimensions

Image: 36.6 × 27.5 cm (14 7/16 × 10 7/8 in.); Plate: 37.6 × 29.2 cm (14 13/16 × 11 1/2 in.); Sheet: 43.4 × 33.5 cm (17 1/8 × 13 1/4 in.)

Credit Line

The Art Institute of Chicago

Reference Number

1926.2115

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