SAINT CÉCILE

Art

-

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

SAINT CÉCILE

Entry/Object ID

MP.2007.36

Description

Engraving of a woman; bust-length; wrapped turban-like headdress, ornamented with brooch of pearls at center front; dress suggestive of seventeenth-century style with ballooning sleeves and wide neckline ornamented with thick scrolling trim and oval brooch center front; ruffled edge of chemise visible at neckline; light scarf loosely draped over woman's right shoulder; woman's eyes shown raised heavenward and her lips parted; printed at center bottom: "Ste. Cécile/ Defsinsée [sic] Devéria d'après le tableau du Dominiquin/ & gravée par Lecomte./ à Paris. chez Blaisot. Md. d'Estampes, rue Vivienne, No. 1"; visible plate mark; on reverse, very light incomplete sketch of woman's face, traced from printed image.

Artwork Details

Medium

Paper (wove), Ink, Paper (wove), ink

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Achille Deveria

Attribution

Artist

Artist

Lecomte

Attribution

Engraver

Manufacturer

Chez Blaisot

Date made

1830 - 1860

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Transcription

(See Description)

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

11-1/2 in

Width

8-1/2 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 11 1/2 x 8 1/2 in. (29.2 x 21.6 cm)

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Significant horizontal water staining across image; water stain at lower left corner; foxing scattered overall with larger darker areas at upper corner of plate and lower right side

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Coralie Livingston Barton

Notes

Former owner

Related Entries

Notes

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

StorageNote

Note

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