Print Description
Medium: Etching and engraving on hand laid (verge) paper. Watermark: Large rosary with cross.
Sheet size: 42.7 x 31 cm (16.81 x 12.2 inch). Image size: 38.2 x 28.7 cm. (15.04 x 11.3 inch).
Condition: very good, given age. Light foxing, creasing and soiling. Image fine. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.
PILLEMENT, JEANNE DENY, IRELAND, 18TH CENTURY ETCHING, CASTLE RUINS, FRENCH PRINT, ROMANTIC LANDSCAPE, RIVER, BOATS, ARCHITECTURE | PCO-E21-21
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Printed in Paris by Crepy; after a design by Pillement, engraved and signed by Jeanne Deny in 1770.
Reference: MFA Boston accession no. 30.1347.
Biography engraver: Jeanne Deny (1749-1836) was a French engraver known for her work after Pillement and others. Active in Paris from 1770 to 1815. Her refined plates were highly sought after.
Biography artist: Jean-Baptiste Pillement (1728-1808) was a prolific French painter and designer whose decorative landscapes and chinoiseries influenced textile and graphic art across Europe.
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