The Pranksters (Les Espiègles)

c. 1798

Charles-Melchior Descourtis

Charles-Melchior Descourtis (French, 1753–1820)

Prints

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

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Descourtis, Charles-Melchior
Classification: Print
Formatted Medium: Wash manner etching and engraving printed in blue, red, yellow, and black
Medium: wash, manner, etching, engraving, printed, blue, red, yellow, black
Dimensions: 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.)
Inscribed: Inscription: In plate, below image: Schall pinx. Descourtis sculp. A Paris, chez Descourtis, Rue des Grands Degrés No. 12.
Departments: Prints
Accession Number: 2015.150
Credit Line: Gift of the Print Club of Cleveland in honor of the museum's one-hundredth anniversary
Exhibitions: Elegance and Intrigue: French Society in 18th-century Prints and Drawings
Rights Statement: CC0