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Bal Chinois

ca. 1756-1769
18th century
370 x 514 mm (14.6 x 20.2 in.)

Designed by Charles Eisen (aka Charles Joseph Dominique Eisen), French, (1720–1778)
Engraved by Jean Charles François, French, (1717–1769)

Object Type: print

Medium and Support: Etching and engraving on medium-weight off-white laid paper

Edition: According to Carlier, François engraved six prints after Eisen. Of these, four were dated 1756. The latest possible date would be 1769, upon the death of François.

Marks: Inscribed in plate margin, lower left: “C. Eisen pinxit”; inscribed in plate margin, lower right: “Avec Privilège; Chés François Graveur, au Triangle d’Or; Hôtel des Ursins, derriere S. Denis de la Chartre. Et à la Comette”; inscribed in lower margin, center: “BAL CHINOIS / Tiré du Cabinet de M. le Comte de La Vaulx de Vrecourt, Officier de Gendarmerie.”

Bibliography: Adrien Carlier, Charles Eisen de Valenciennes, volume 4 of the series Cercle archéologique et historique de Valenciennes (Valenciennes, 1966), p. 263.

Credit Line: Friends of the Davison Art Center funds, 2010

Accession Number: 2010.8.1

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plate Dimensions: 370 x 514 mm (14.6 x 20.2 in.)

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Charles Eisen (aka Charles Joseph Dominique Eisen), French, (1720–1778) Jean Charles François, French, (1717–1769) . Bal Chinois, ca. 1756-1769. Etching and engraving on medium-weight off-white laid paper. plate : 370 x 514 mm (14.6 x 20.2 in.). Sheet : 408 x 546 mm (16.1 x 21.5 in.). DAC accession number 2010.8.1. Friends of the Davison Art Center funds, 2010. Open Access Image from the Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University (photo: T. Rodriguez) .

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