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Portrait of Marguerite Le Comte

1764
Not on view
This rare proof state of Watelet's etching is based on a drawing by art student Étine Lavallée-Poussin (2013.181). It depicts Watelet's mistress and traveling companion Marguerite Le Comte seated at a table on their visit to Rome in 1764. In etching the plate, Watelet made certain additions to Lavallée-Poussin's composition, adding details such as the etching tools and the print unfurled over the table edge that identify Le Comte as an amateur printmaker.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Portrait of Marguerite Le Comte
  • Artist: Claude Henri Watelet (French, Paris 1718–1786 Paris)
  • Artist: After Etienne de Lavallée-Poussin (French, Rouen 1733–1793 Paris)
  • Date: 1764
  • Medium: Etching
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 9 13/16 x 7 1/2 in. (24.9 x 19 cm)
    Plate: 7 3/8 x 5 3/8 in. (18.8 x 13.7 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: A. Hyatt Mayor Purchase Fund, Marjorie Phelps Starr Bequest, 2012
  • Object Number: 2012.384
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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