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Comte de Caylus

Saint Sébastien (Saint Sebastian)

Maker

Comte de Caylus (French, 1692-1765), etcher
François-Philippe Charpentier (French, 1734-1817), etcher
Nicolas Le Sueur (French, 1691-1764), associated artist/maker
After Daniel Seiter (Austrian, 1649-1705), designer

Title

Saint Sébastien (Saint Sebastian)
Recueil d'estampes d'après les plus beaux tableaux et d'après les plus beaux desseins qui sont en France (Recueil Crozat)

Year

1700s

Medium

  • etching,
  • aquatint

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • etching,
  • aquatint

Materials

aquatint

Supports

  • Heavy weight cream laid paper

Dimensions

26.7 x 16 cm (10 1/2 x 6 5/16 inches) (plate)

Identification

Edition

Later edition with aquatint by Charpentier replacing the chiaroscuro woodblock

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Professor and Mrs. David Kossoff

Object Number

80.220.2

Type

  • Prints

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Comte de Caylus (French, 1692-1765), etcher
François-Philippe Charpentier (French, 1734-1817), etcher
Nicolas Le Sueur (French, 1691-1764), associated artist/maker
After Daniel Seiter (Austrian, 1649-1705), designer
Saint Sébastien (Saint Sebastian); Recueil d'estampes d'après les plus beaux tableaux et d'après les plus beaux desseins qui sont en France (Recueil Crozat), 1700s
etching; aquatint
26.7 x 16 cm (10 1/2 x 6 5/16 inches) (plate)
Gift of Professor and Mrs. David Kossoff 80.220.2

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