Prints18th century

The Lover Surprised

1798

Artists

Charles-Melchior DescourtisArtist

Jean Frédéric SchallArtist after

Classification

Prints

Technique

Wash manner

Medium

Wash manner, printed in blue, red, yellow, and black inks on moderately thick white wove paper

Century

18th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Prints

Dimensions

image: 46 × 37 cm (18 1/8 × 14 9/16 in.) plate: 55.5 × 42.9 cm (21 7/8 × 16 7/8 in.) sheet: 56.5 × 44 cm (22 1/4 × 17 5/16 in.)

Provenance

[Paris Print Market], sold; to [Nicolaas Teeuwisse OHG, Berlin, 2014], sold; to Harvard Art Museums, 2016.

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