id:			160593
accession number:	1998.369
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1998.369
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The Art of Pleasing, 1771. Jean Baptiste Le Prince (French, 1734–1781). Etching and aquatint printed in brown; sheet: 10.4 x 7.2 cm (4 1/8 x 2 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Gordon K. Mott 1998.369

title:				The Art of Pleasing
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creation date:			1771
creation date earliest:		1771
creation date latest:		1771
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creditline:			Bequest of Gordon K. Mott
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culture:	France, 18th century
technique:	etching and aquatint printed in brown
department:	Prints
collection:	PR - Etching
type:		Print
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catalogue raisonne: Le Blanc, vol II, p. 539, no. 17

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CREATORS

* Jean Baptiste Le Prince (French, 1734–1781)  - artist

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measurements: Sheet: 10.4 x 7.2 cm (4 1/8 x 2 13/16 in.)
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	description:	laid paper attached to secondary laid support

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	inscription:	signed and dated in the plate: Le Prince 1771 (l.l.); Titled: L'Art de plaire (l.c.)
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PROVENANCE

	[Old Prints-Antiques, Detroit, MI 1971]
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