Perseus and Andromeda, 1762
Etching and aquatint printed in brown (from two plates)expand_more
The William Hood Dunwoody Fundexpand_more P.92.1.1
Not on Viewexpand_more
A 1762 advertisement in a Paris paper announced, “Monsieurs Charpentier and Floding, authors of a new manner of engraving which imitates wash perfectly, are releasing six prints in this taste.” Perseus and Andromeda was among the first aquatints they published. It reproduces a drawing by Carle Vanloo, First Painter to the King (Premier Peintre du Roi). To make his aquatints, Charpentier reportedly built a special machine that was largely funded by a Swedish drawing collector, Count Carl Gustav Tessin.
Details
- Title
- Perseus and Andromeda
- Artist Life
- 1734 - 1817
- Role
- Artist
- Accession Number
- P.92.1.1
- Catalogue Raisonne
- BN IFF 3 os
- Curator Approved
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