Object number1938.1.95
Jean Loret de Carentan
Date1658
Artist
Robert Nanteuil
(French, 1623-1678)
CultureFrench
MediumEngraving
DimensionsImage: 9 15/16 x 6 15/16 in. (25.24 x 17.62 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. William Reed Thompson (Mary Thaw, class of 1877)
On View
Not on viewPeriod17th c
Classification(s)
SignedSigned (LL): Nanteuil ad vivum; and dated (LR): del. et sculpebat 1658.
InscribedInscribed (on frame): JEAN LORET DE CARENTAN EN BASSE NORMANDIE; (below, on tablet): C'est, icy de LORET, la belle, au laide Image, En France, bie, ou mal, il eut queque renom, Et Lecteur, et Letrice en voyant son ouvrage, Jugeront s'il avoit un peu d'Esprit, ou non.
Catalogue raisonnéRobert-Dumesnil 150BibliographyRobert-Dumesnil 150.
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