The Lover Surprised (L'Amant Surpris)
c. 1798
Charles-Melchior Descourtis
Charles-Melchior Descourtis (French, 1753–1820)
Prints
The Lover Surprised (L'Amant Surpris), 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 inks; sheet: 57 x 45 cm (22 7/16 x 17 11/16 in.); to borderline: 46.5 x 37.5 cm (18 5/16 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 2015.151
- Maker/Artist
- Descourtis, Charles-Melchior
- Classification
- Formatted Medium
- Wash manner etching and engraving printed in blue, red, yellow, and black inks
- Dimensions
- Sheet: 57 x 45 cm (22 7/16 x 17 11/16 in.); to borderline: 46.5 x 37.5 cm (18 5/16 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
- 2015.151
- Credit Line
- Gift of the Print Club of Cleveland in honor of the museum's one-hundredth anniversary
- Rights Statement
- CC0
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