Artist
Gabriel HuquierFrench, 1695–1772
Afterafter
Gilles-Marie OppenordFrench, 1672–1742
PublisherPublished by
Gabriel HuquierFrench, 1695–1772
CultureFrench
Titles
- Titleplate (Title page)
- from Recueil de differénts caractéres de Testes Dessinées d'apres la Colonne Trajane par François Boucher (Study of Different Types of Heads Designed after the Column of Trajan)
Date18th century
MediumEtching and engraving on laid paper [proof of the finished state]
DimensionsPlate: 16 1/8 × 11 1/8 in. (41 × 28.3 cm)
Sheet: 18 5/8 × 12 11/16 in. (47.3 × 32.3 cm)
Sheet: 18 5/8 × 12 11/16 in. (47.3 × 32.3 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Marjorie G. and Evan C. Horning Print Endowment
Object number2022.255
Not on view
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Department
Prints and DrawingsObject Type
Exhibition HistoryNone known
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Recto: Inscribed in printed ink on plate, inside decorative cartouche: RECUEIL de
Differénts caractéres de TESTES Dessinées d'apres la Colonne Trajane par FRANCOIS BOUCHER Peintre du Toy et Gravee par J.B. Hutin
Recto: Inscribed on plate, directly below left bottom edge of image: G.M. Oppenard inv.
Recto: Inscribed in printed ink on plate, centered below image: A Paris ches Huquier rue S. Jacques au coin de celle des Mathurines. C.P.R.
Recto: Inscribed in printed ink on plate, directly below right bottom edge of image: Huquiere Sculp.
Differénts caractéres de TESTES Dessinées d'apres la Colonne Trajane par FRANCOIS BOUCHER Peintre du Toy et Gravee par J.B. Hutin
Recto: Inscribed on plate, directly below left bottom edge of image: G.M. Oppenard inv.
Recto: Inscribed in printed ink on plate, centered below image: A Paris ches Huquier rue S. Jacques au coin de celle des Mathurines. C.P.R.
Recto: Inscribed in printed ink on plate, directly below right bottom edge of image: Huquiere Sculp.
Watermark: encircled letter HIS
Catalogue raisonnéNone
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