id:			166640
accession number:	2008.360
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/2008.360
updated:		2024-12-05 12:05:17.021000

Althaea Putting the Fatal Log on the Fire, 1712. Bernard Picart (French, 1673–1733). Red chalk on beige laid paper, incised for transfer; sheet: 29.4 x 27.5 cm (11 9/16 x 10 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Muriel Butkin 2008.360

title:				Althaea Putting the Fatal Log on the Fire
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creation date:			1712
creation date earliest:		1712
creation date latest:		1712
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creditline:			Bequest of Muriel Butkin
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culture:	France, 18th century
technique:	Red chalk on beige laid paper, incised for transfer
department:	Drawings
collection:	DR - French
type:		Drawing
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CREATORS

* Bernard Picart (French, 1673–1733)  - artist
Picart, born in Paris, was active in Amsterdam as an engraver, chiefly of book illustrations. (See Phillips, plate 55.)
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measurements: Sheet: 29.4 x 27.5 cm (11 9/16 x 10 13/16 in.)
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	description:	beige laid paper
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	inscription:	signed, lower left, in red chalk: B. Picart. del. 1712; verso, lower left, in blue crayon: 136
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		French Master Drawings from the Collection of Muriel Butkin
	opening date:   2001-08-26T00:00:00
	<i>French Master Drawings from the Collection of Muriel Butkin</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (August 26-October 28, 2001); Dahesh Museum of Art (February 19-May 18, 2002).

	title:		Elegance and Intrigue: French Society in 18th-century Prints and Drawings
	opening date:   2016-07-16T04:00:00
	<i>Elegance and Intrigue: French Society in 18th-century Prints and Drawings</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (July 16-November 6, 2016).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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CITATIONS

	Foster, Carter E., Sylvain Bellenger, and Patrick Shaw Cable. <em>French Master Drawings from the Collection of Muriel Butkin</em>. [Cleveland, Ohio]: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2001.
	page number: 	Referenced: cat. no. 4, p. 18-19, Reproduced: p. 19
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