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Le Soufleur: P.212-1951

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Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Le Soufleur
Le Souffleur

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Lépicié, Bernard
Painter: Chardin, Jean Baptiste Siméon (After)
Publisher: Lépicié, Bernard
Publisher: Surugue, Louis

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Legal notes

Bought from the Perceval Fund, October 1951.

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bought (1951)

Dating

18th Century
Production date: AD 1744

School or Style

French

Components of the work

Support composed of wove paper ( trimmed to platemark on all sides)

Techniques used in production

Engraving
Etching

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Malgré tes veilles continues, / En ce vain atirail de chimique sçavoir / Tu pourrois bien trouver au fond de tes cornues /La misère et la desespoir/ Lépicié
  • Location: Plate lower centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Inscription

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Identification numbers

Accession number: P.212-1951
Primary reference Number: 184056
Bocher (Chardin): 48
BN Inventaire (18thC): 69
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 22 February 2022 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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