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La mère trop rigide: P.804-1948

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Titles

La mère trop rigide

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Charpentier, Étienne
Painter: Chardin, Jean Baptiste Siméon (Formerly attributed)
Publisher: Charpentier, Étienne

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Notes

History note: Christie's 15 October 1948, part of lot 2.

Legal notes

Bought from the Perceval Fund, October 1948.

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bought (1948)

Note

State with Chardin's name given as the painter, not Jean Baptiste de Champaigne.

School or Style

French

Components of the work

Support composed of wove paper

Techniques used in production

Engraving
Etching

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Pour cette jeune Enfant ayez de l'indulgence, / Et laissez-vous toucher par son air d'innocence : / Peut-on être coupable, êtant sans jugement? / Malgré tout votre orgeuil et votre front sévére, / Climène, j'oserois affirmer par serment, / Que vous en avez assez fait plus qu'elle n'en peut faire.
  • Location: Plate lower centre, in two columns
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Inscription

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Identification numbers

Accession number: P.804-1948
Primary reference Number: 184024
BN Inventaire (18thC): 36 I/II
Bocher (Chardin): 7 I/II (p.57)

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Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 14 May 2025

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Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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