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Jean Dambrun

La naissance de Bacchus

Maker

Jean Dambrun (French, 1741-after 1808), printmaker
After Nicolas Poussin (French, 1594-1665)
Antoine Borel (French, 1743-ca. 1810), designer

Title

La naissance de Bacchus
from the album, Painters' Etchings Illustrated; an English album of original prints assembled in the 19th century
Galerie du Palais Royal

Year

1787-1788

Medium

  • engraving,
  • etching

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • engraving,
  • etching

Materials

engraving

Supports

  • Wove:medium weight,
  • olive/grey,
  • gold fore-edge.

Dimensions

38.4 x 25.2 cm (15 1/8 x 9 15/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Lettered below image, LL: "Peint part N. Poussin"; LC: "Dessiné par Borel / La naissance de Bacchus / De la Galerie de S. A. S. Monseigneur le Duc d'Orléans / Ecole Françoise / VIIIe tableau de Poussin / Peint sur toile, ayant de hauteur 3 pieds 9 pouces, sur 5 pieds 6 pouces de large" followed by fourteen lines of description about the painting"; and LR: "Grave par Dambrun."; and along bottom, LR: "M,le Niquet, scrip."

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of the Fazzano Brothers

Object Number

84.198.1158.119

Type

  • Prints

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Tombstone

Jean Dambrun (French, 1741-after 1808), printmaker
After Nicolas Poussin (French, 1594-1665)
Antoine Borel (French, 1743-ca. 1810), designer
La naissance de Bacchus; from the album, Painters' Etchings Illustrated; an English album of original prints assembled in the 19th century; Galerie du Palais Royal, 1787-1788
engraving; etching
38.4 x 25.2 cm (15 1/8 x 9 15/16 inches)
Gift of the Fazzano Brothers 84.198.1158.119

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