id:			79482
accession number:	2015.150
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/2015.150
updated:		2025-10-07 11:18:20.223000

The Pranksters (Les Espiègles), c. 1798. Charles-Melchior Descourtis (French, 1753–1820), after Frédéric Schall (French, 1752–1825). Wash manner etching and engraving printed in blue, red, yellow, and black ; sheet: 57 x 45 cm (22 7/16 x 17 11/16 in.); to borderline: 46.4 x 37.4 cm (18 1/4 x 14 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the Print Club of Cleveland in honor of the museum's one-hundredth anniversary, 2015.150

title:				The Pranksters (Les Espiègles)
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creation date:			c. 1798
creation date earliest:		1793
creation date latest:		1803
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creditline:			Gift of the Print Club of Cleveland in honor of the museum's one-hundredth anniversary
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culture:	France, 18th century
technique:	Wash manner etching and engraving printed in blue, red, yellow, and black 
department:	Prints
collection:	PR - Engraving
type:		Print
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catalogue raisonne: Portalis & Béraldi 3; Model/Springer p. 50, plate 20.

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CREATORS

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

* Frédéric Schall (French, 1752–1825)  - artist
French painter, 1752-1825
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measurements: Sheet: 57 x 45 cm (22 7/16 x 17 11/16 in.); to borderline: 46.4 x 37.4 cm (18 1/4 x 14 3/4 in.)
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	inscription:	In plate, below image: Schall pinx. Descourtis sculp. A Paris, chez Descourtis, Rue des Grands Degrés No. 12.	
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	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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PROVENANCE

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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	"Exhibitions." <em>Cleveland Art: Cleveland Museum of Art Members Magazine</em> 56, no. 4 (July/August 2016): 4.
	page number: 	Reproduced and Mentioned: p. 4
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAMM2016-04

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IMAGES

web:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/2015.150/2015.150_web.jpg
print:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/2015.150/2015.150_print.jpg
full:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/2015.150/2015.150_full.tif