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Print, LA GRANDE FOIRE
This is a Print. It was after Hubert-François Gravelot and print maker: Jacques Bacheley and published by François Chéreau, the younger. It is dated mid- 18th century and we acquired it in 1920. Its medium is etching on paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.
This object was
donated by
Advisory Council.
It is credited Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council.
It is signed
Lettered lower left in plate: Gravelot inv.; lettered lower right in plate: Bacheley sculps.; lettered lower centre, in plate: A Paris chés F. Chereau, ruë St. Jacques, aux deux Piliers d’Or.
It is inscribed
Lettered lower left in plate: Pour voir des Batteleurs, n'allons point à la foire:/ Partout il en est sous nos yeux:; lettered lower right in plate: Le Monde est un Théâtre, où, pour en faire accroire, / On se contrefait de son mieux.; lettered lower centre in plate: LA GRANDE FOIRE.; numbered upper right in plate: 1; inscribed in graphite lower right margin: 24
Cite this object as
Print, LA GRANDE FOIRE; Print Maker: Jacques Bacheley (French, 1712 – 1781); After Hubert-François Gravelot (French, active England, 1699 - 1773); Published by François Chéreau, the younger (French, 1717 – 1755); France; etching on paper; Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council; 1921-6-349-24
