La Vertu Chancelante

Art

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Entry/Object ID

MP.94.1176

Description

An engraving of a woman seated holding a pocket watch and looking at the viewer. She is seated next to an opened bed. Her clothes look wrinkled; there is a table to the right of her with a basket and paper and cloth on it. An open container and ball of yarn lay at her feet, and an ewer is at the bottom left.

Artwork Details

Medium

Paper

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

J. Massard

Attribution

Maker

Artist

Jean-Baptiste Greuze

Attribution

Maker

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Transcription

"La Vertu Chancelante/ Peint par J. B. Grevze, peintre de Roy/ Grave par J. Massaro/ Imprime par C. Beauvais/ a Paris chez J. B. Grevze Peintre de Roi, Rue Tibautaunde."

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

24-1/8 in

Width

17 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 24 1/8 x 17 in. (61.3 x 43.2 cm)

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Details of condition: The paper has tidemarks and is ripped at the edges. It is wrinkled and dog-eared.

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

Found in MP.94.1150

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Montgomery Place, Livingston Bedroom