Artist
Pierre-Étienne Le Sueur(French, active c. 1775–1800)French, active c. 1775–1800
CultureFrench
Titles
- Le Peintre Créateur
- Allegory of the Arts
Datec. 1790–1800
MediumEtching
Dimensions326 x 377 mm
Sheet: 12 7/8 x 14 7/8 in. (32.7 x 37.8 cm)
Mat: 20 × 24 in. (50.8 × 61 cm)
Sheet: 12 7/8 x 14 7/8 in. (32.7 x 37.8 cm)
Mat: 20 × 24 in. (50.8 × 61 cm)
Credit LineSarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation, Houston
Object numberBF.2000.13
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Department
Sarah Campbell Blaffer FoundationObject Type
Exhibition History"Hidden Layers: Painting and Process in Europe, 1500–1800," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, May 26–September 3, 2018.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscriptions: on the bust at right: !A?77?;; on plinth below bust: Celui qui méprise / Les Arts / et n'en Sent pas / Lutilité / est; below image at left: E. Le Sueur P.tre Sculp.; below image at center: Le Peintre Créateur, que le génie inspire, / Par de Savants Tableaux peut Charmer et instruire; / De L'immortalité, il S'ouvre le Chemin, / En dépit des Efforts d'un Jaloux Ecrivain. / a Paris Rue des marais N.o16. Don Bondy.
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Antoine-François Sergent
1783
Etching
BF.2004.5