id:			118043
accession number:	1939.166
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1939.166
updated:		2024-03-26 01:57:35.935000

Village Wedding, 1785. Charles-Melchior Descourtis (French, 1753–1820), after Nicolas Antoine Taunay (French, 1755–1830). Lavis-manner color engraving and etching; sheet: 36.7 x 27.6 cm (14 7/16 x 10 7/8 in.); border: 30.7 x 23.3 cm (12 1/16 x 9 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Leonard C. Hanna, Jr., for the Coralie Walker Hanna Memorial Collection 1939.166

title:				Village Wedding
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creation date:			1785
creation date earliest:		1785
creation date latest:		1785
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creditline:			Gift of Leonard C. Hanna, Jr., for the Coralie Walker Hanna Memorial Collection
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culture:	France, late 18th century
technique:	Lavis-manner color engraving and etching
department:	Prints
collection:	PR - Lavis manner
type:		Print
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catalogue raisonne: Portalis and Béraldi 746.1

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CREATORS

* Charles-Melchior Descourtis (French, 1753–1820)  - artist

* Nicolas Antoine Taunay (French, 1755–1830)  - artist

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measurements: Sheet: 36.7 x 27.6 cm (14 7/16 x 10 7/8 in.); Border: 30.7 x 23.3 cm (12 1/16 x 9 3/16 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Printing in Color
	opening date:   1985-09-10T04:00:00
	<i>Printing in Color</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (September 10-November 17, 1985).

	title:		Generous Donors: A Tribute to The Print Club of Cleveland
	opening date:   1991-04-02T05:00:00
	<i>Generous Donors: A Tribute to The Print Club of Cleveland</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (April 2-August 4, 1991).

	title:		Inventive Impressions:  18th- and 19-Century French Prints
	opening date:   2001-08-26T00:00:00
	<i>Inventive Impressions:  18th- and 19-Century French Prints</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (August 26-October 28, 2001).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* {'description': 'The Cleveland Museum of Art; 8/26/01-10/28/01.  "Inventive Impressions:  18th- and 19th-Century French Prints".', 'opening_date': '2001-08-26T00:00:00'}

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