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Jean-Jacques Karpff, called Casimir

L’amour et l’amitié (Love and Friendship; design for printed toile fabric)

Description

Maker

Attributed to Jean-Jacques Karpff, called Casimir (French, 1770 - 1829)
After Jean Baptiste Mallet (French, early 19th century)

Culture

French

Title

L’amour et l’amitié (Love and Friendship; design for printed toile fabric)

Year

ca. 1816

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

pen and ink, pencil

Dimensions

62.6 x 89.4 cm (24 5/8 x 35 3/16 inches)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Mary B. Jackson Fund

Object Number

36.200

Type

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Drawing Closer
Four Hundred Years of Drawing from the RISD Museum
Mar 12, 2022 – Sep 04, 2022

Label copy

A young woman, accompanied by her dog, embraces a tree, while Cupid and Father Time take turns rowing a small boat-these are three separate but interlocked vignettes in this unusual composition, which focuses on the effects of time on friendship and love. This meticulously executed drawing in red ink is a design for a copper plate used to print fabric. The edges of the sheet, drawn in chalk, demonstrate the repeat of the design, which could expand in every direction to cover large areas.

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Attributed to Jean-Jacques Karpff, called Casimir (French, 1770 - 1829)
After Jean Baptiste Mallet (French, early 19th century)
L’amour et l’amitié (Love and Friendship; design for printed toile fabric), ca. 1816
Pen and ink and black chalk on paper, mounted to canvas
62.6 x 89.4 cm (24 5/8 x 35 3/16 inches)
Mary B. Jackson Fund 36.200

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