id:			161793
accession number:	2001.13
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/2001.13
updated:		2023-04-25 11:42:56.728000

Fanciful Costumes: Costume of the Astrologer, c. 1690. Nicolas de Larmessin II (French, 1638–1694). Etching and engraving; sheet: 31.7 x 21.6 cm (12 1/2 x 8 1/2 in.); platemark: 28.7 x 19.7 cm (11 5/16 x 7 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 2001.13

title:				Fanciful Costumes: Costume of the Astrologer
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creation date:			c. 1690
creation date earliest:		1685
creation date latest:		1695
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creditline:			John L. Severance Fund
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culture:	France, 17th century
technique:	etching and engraving
department:	Prints
collection:	PR - Etching
type:		Print
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catalogue raisonne: Inventaire du Fonds Français vol. VI, p. 551, no. 15

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CREATORS

* Nicolas de Larmessin II (French, 1638–1694)  - artist

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measurements: Sheet: 31.7 x 21.6 cm (12 1/2 x 8 1/2 in.); Platemark: 28.7 x 19.7 cm (11 5/16 x 7 3/4 in.)
state of the work:	only state
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	description:	laid paper
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	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

* The Cleveland Museum of Art; 8/26/01-10/28/01.  "Inventive Impressions:  18th- and 19th-Century French Prints".

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PROVENANCE

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wall description:
These two prints are from a series of about 70 fanciful portrayals of various trades and skills. The astrologer is decorated with the twelve astrological signs arranged in order, while the helmet of the fireworks maker appears to spray its own tuft of pyrotechnics into the sky. The astrologer also stands before a building labeled as an observatory,  a telescope on its roof, and the costume of the fireworks maker resembles protective armor.
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