id: 79482
accession number: 2015.150
share license status: CC0
url: https://clevelandart.org/art/2015.150
updated: 2025-02-08 22:00:21.820000
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
Elegance and Intrigue: French Society in 18th-century Prints and Drawings. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (July 16-November 6, 2016).
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS
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RELATED WORKS
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CITATIONS
"Exhibitions." Cleveland Art: Cleveland Museum of Art Members Magazine vol. 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