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Le bal masqué: P.364-1945

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Le bal masqué

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Moreau, Jean Michel the younger
Draughtsman: Moreau-Desproux, Pierre Louis (After)

Entities

Categories

Description

Pendant to 'Le Festin Royal', both mentioned in the Mercure de France, January 1782. The drawings on which the prints are based were exhibited at the Louvre in 1783.

Legal notes

Bought from the Print Duplicates Fund, August 1945.

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bought (1945)

Dating

18th Century
Production date: AD 1782

School or Style

French

Techniques used in production

Engraving
Etching

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Epreuve ancienne avant le Cachet de la Calcographie du Louvre
  • Location: Sheet lower centre
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Inscription

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.364-1945
Primary reference Number: 308131
Portalis & Berladi: 38
Bocher: 200 iv/iv

Audit data

Created: Thursday 5 May 2022 Updated: Friday 14 July 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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