Engraving

Art

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Historic Charleston Foundation

Name/Title

Engraving

Entry/Object ID

2005.023.001

Description

One of four French color engravings, late 18th century, most likely published in Paris.Colored ink, mezzotint engraving, LL"Le Barbie aine pinxt"; LR " Mariage Sculpt", CONSECRATION DE CORA AU CULTE DU SOLEIL, No.1 Image of young woman, Cora, who is being taken to the altar of the Sun God, (Cult of the Sun) and will be sacrificed. She is the central female figure with only a small orange/salmon drape over her womanhood. Printed in brown, orange/salmon, blue. Cannot read the name of the publisher or date of publication as it is below sight line of frame. (Voyez les Incas, par Marmontel.) written lower rt. Frame: inner edge is lamb's tongue, then concave molding, then larger concave molding with anthemion pattern with larger anthemion/shell at corners.

Artwork Details

Medium

Paper, ink

Collection

Historic Charleston Foundation Collection

Acquisition

Accession

2005.023.

Source or Donor

Bennett, Thomas

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Thomas R. Bennett

Made/Created

Artist Information

Mariage, Francois
Le Barbie

Date made

1780 - 1820

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Notes

Maker's Mark: LL'Le Barbie aine pinxt" LR "Mariage Sculpt"

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Engraving

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Print, Intaglio

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Print

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Height

19 in

Length

20-3/4 in

Dimension Notes

Frame: H:22.5;L:24.625; D:1.75 Image: H:15; L:18.5

Location

Location

Room

103

Building

Nathaniel Russell House

Category

Permanent

Date

February 7, 2023

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Notes

Discoloration on all sides- small tears along bottom edge and at right side (lower corner) Frame: loss of gilding along top and bottom edges. Outside edge of frame has been painted over with brown/beige flat paint.

Provenance

Notes

Given by Thomas R. Bennett, who acquired the four engravings from an antique dealer in Greenwich, Connecticut in 2004. Mr. Bennett originally purchased them for his house in France but later changed his mind.

General Notes

Note

Notes: Backing is not original, most likely 20th century as indicated by stainless steel pins used to hold backing board to frame. Eye hook at top of frame is also made of stainless steel.

Created By

admin@catalogit.app

Create Date

February 13, 2023

Updated By

sferguson@historiccharleston.org

Update Date

May 1, 2023