Engraving

Art

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Historic Charleston Foundation

Name/Title

Engraving

Entry/Object ID

2005.023.003

Description

One of four French colour engravings, late 18th century, most likely published in Paris. Mezzotint type/ or stipple. French colored engraving of Spanish colonials in South America, using brown, black, blue orange, green as predominant colors. EREUR DE CORA PRESTRESE DU SOLEIL No. 5 Foreground: Spanish colonial man- Alonzo holds Cora, who is draped in white cloth with orange/salmon over drape. Left background: Volcano is spewing smoke. Tent and camp in blue area behind the river with village houses on hill behind.

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

Time Period

18th Century

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Location

bottom

Transcription

L'Eruption d'un Volcan, un tremblement de terre avaient rencerfe une partie des murs du temple, les pretresses epouvantees fuyaient dan/les jardins de leur Palais... Alonzo f'introduit par une breche...reconait Cora, et l'entriane loin de ces lieux funeftes., Cependant le pril/f'eloigne....Refpire ma chere Cora, dit Alonzo, repofe -toi, et dans le calme et le filence d'une nuit qui nous favorife, laisse-moi me/rassasier du plaisir de te voir, d'adorer tant de charmes. Cora confentit a fasseoir....nous voila seuls, libres, caches, ajoute tendre/ment Alonzo...., les inftans font precieux, n'en perdons plus aucun, et fi je te fuis cher.......

Language

French

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

18-1/2 in

Length

20-1/4 in

Dimension Notes

Frame: H:22.5"; L:24.625"; D:1.75" Plate: H:15.25"; L: 18.5" Mat: H:17.75" Frame Size: H: 22 1/2"; L: 24 5/8"; D: 1 3/4" Image Size: H: 15 1/4"; L: 18 1/2"

Location

Location

Room

103

Building

Nathaniel Russell House

Category

Permanent

Date

February 7, 2023

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Notes

Foxing, staining, some areas of loss and fading along lower left edge, mat between paper and glazing. Frame: cracks at all miters. Gilding cracked horizontally on left edge. 1/4" x 3/4" loss of gilding at LR of frame. Old touch-ups of gilding at corners using "metallic" type paint or diff. color of gilt.

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: Most likely some earlier treatment when work was reframed/with spacer mat.

Created By

[email protected]

Create Date

November 15, 2005

Updated By

[email protected]

Update Date

May 1, 2023