The Broken Pitcher - Original Engraving by Massard after Greuze - 18th C.
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An original 18th-century engraving of "La cruche cassee" (The Broken Pitcher), one of the most celebrated compositions of Jean-Baptiste Greuze, engraved with the burin by Jean Massard. The young woman appears in an oval medallion beside the fountain, her apron full of flowers.
An original 18th-century engraving of "La cruche cassee" (The Broken Pitcher), one of the most celebrated compositions of Jean-Baptiste Greuze, engraved with the burin by Jean Massard. The young woman appears in an oval medallion beside the fountain, her apron full of flowers.
The dedication at the foot is addressed to Mademoiselle Sophie Arnould, pensioner of the king and leading actress of the Academie Royale de Musique, which places the engraving in the Paris of the 1770s.
Medium: copper engraving (burin)
Artist / after: Jean-Baptiste Greuze
Engraver: Jean Massard
Date: 18th century
Dimensions: 9.8 x 12.6 in (25 x 32 cm)
Condition: good; a slight spot of rust staining in the lower margin
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An original 18th-century engraving of "La cruche cassee" (The Broken Pitcher), one of the most celebrated compositions of Jean-Baptiste Greuze, engraved with the burin by Jean Massard. The young woman appears in an oval medallion beside the fountain, her apron full of flowers.