Abraham Delfos
De Misleyden/Les Abusée

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Artist Abraham Delfos (Dutch, 1731–1820)Dutch, 1731–1820

Afterafter Cornelis Troost (Dutch, 1696–1750)Dutch, 1696–1750

CultureDutch

Titles

De Misleyden/Les Abusée

Datec. 1757–1764

MediumEtching and engraving on laid paper

DimensionsSheet: 22 5/16 × 15 1/2 in. (56.6 × 39.4 cm)
Mount: 28 3/8 × 20 7/16 in. (72.1 × 51.9 cm)

Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Marjorie G. and Evan C. Horning Print Endowment

Object number2022.270

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Department

Prints and Drawings

Object Type

PRINTS

ProvenancePrince of Lichtenstein (possibly); [Carolyn Bullard Fine Prints and Drawings, Dallas, as of 2021-2022]; purchased by MFAH, 2022.
Exhibition HistoryNone known.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

Recto: Inscribed on plate, directly below bottom left corner of image: C. Troost pinx.
Recto: Inscribed on plate, directly below bottom right corner of image: A. Delfos fecit.
Recto: Inscribed on plate, below left center of image: DE MISLEYDEN./te Amsterdam by Adrianus Hupkes
Recto: Inscribed on plate, below right center of image: LES ABUSEE./a Amsterdam chez Adrien Hupkes
Recto: Inscribed in graphite, left bottom edge: 5[?]4105
Recto: Inscribed in graphite, center bottom edge: 116 + [scribble]
Recto: Stamped in black, bottom right corner: 17

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Catalogue raisonnéWurzbach, p. 729, Cat. 5.

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