Artist: Louise Élisabeth Vigée-Le Brun (France, 1755 - 1842) was a French portrait painter, especially of women.
Engraver: Francesco Bartolozzi RA (Italy, 1727 - 1815) was an engraver whose most productive period was spent in London.
Title: L'Innocence se Refugiant dans les bras de la Justice (Innocence taking refuge in the arms of Justice).
Lettered in plate: Louisa Elisabeth Le Brun Invenit et pinxit 1779. Francois Bartolozzi graveur de sa Majesté Britannique sculpsit 1783. L'Innocence se Refugiant dans les bras de la Justice. Dédiée à La Reine [Marie Antoinette]. D'après le tableau au pastel de 37 pouces 1/2 sur 47 pouces 1/2 qui est dans le Cabinet de M. De Livois à Angers. A Paris chez DANLOS quai Malaquai. 1. Par sa très humble et très Obéissante servante Vigée Le Brun, de l'Académie Royale de Peinture.
Dimensions: Sheet 15" x 16 3/4".
Publisher/printer: Danlos circa 1830.
Date: 1783.
Materials and Techniques: Stipple and etching on thick wove paper.
Provenance: The Estate of George "Yorgo" Demetrakopoulos; professor, assistant director of the Medieval Institute, and assistant to the dean at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan, from 1965-2000.
Condition: Trimmed to image. Remnants of glue verso. . The signs of aging are appropriate for the time. A detailed condition report is available on demand.
Museums and Libraries: The British Museum 1868,0808.2814 (Pubd. 1 Decr. 1782 by F Bartolozzi London). 1868,0808.2813 ( Published by Lerouge. Print made by Pierre Philippe Choffard).
Art Movements, Periods & Schools: French School XVIII C.
Note:
-This entry incorporates text from the catalog entry and uses the catalog description of the same item from the collection of the British Museum.
-Musée d'Angers (pastel by Vigée Lebrun, 1779).
-This copy doesn't have the lettering "PP Choffard fec. 1783" under the Coat of Arms of Marie Antoinette. Rare.