DETAIL FROM THE JUDGMENT OF SALOMON

Art

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Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

DETAIL FROM THE JUDGMENT OF SALOMON

Entry/Object ID

MP.2007.50

Description

Oversized engraving; stricken woman wearing classical dress crouching on one knee, right arm extended, index finger pointed; a small dead child, loosely wrapped, shown limply fallen back with arms hanging loose, held at woman's hip, supported by her left arm; loose drapery laying on ground at woman's feet; printed at bottom left of image: "Defsiné [sic] par J. P. Simon"; printed at bottom right of image: "Gravé par L. C. Ruotte"; printed at center: "2e. ÉTUDE DE FEMME/ Defsiné [sic] d'après le Tableau du Poussin, représentant le Judgement de Salomon qui est dans la Gallerie du Museum."; printed at bottom left: "Déposé au Bureau des Estampes"; printed at bottom right: "A Paris chez Basset Md. d'Estampes, reu St. Jaques au coin de celle des Mathurins. No 64."

Artwork Details

Medium

Paper (laid), Ink, Paper (laid), ink

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Nicolas Poussin

Attribution

Artist

Artist

L. C. Routte

Attribution

Engraver

Artist

J. P. Simon

Attribution

Artist

Manufacturer

Chez Basset

Date made

1820 - 1850

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Transcription

(See Description)

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

17-5/8 in

Width

21-3/4 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 17 5/8 x 21 3/4 in. (44.8 x 55.2 cm)

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Significant water stains; tattered at all edges; small tears and losses at all edges; signifcant creases, rolling and dirt at all edges; hole at center right in image field; significant foxing scattered overall

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Coralie Livingston Barton

Notes

Former owner

Related Entries

Notes

MP.2007.61 - Drawing - Related MP.2007.27 - Portfolio - Contents

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

Found in portfolio of sketches and drawings belonging to Cora Livingston Barton.

Note Type

General Note

Note

Image is taken from the 1649 painting The Judgement of Salomon by Nicholas Poussin in the Musée du Louvre, Paris.

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Shelf 29A