Artist: Paolo Veronese (Italian, 1528-1588), painter.
Engraver: Frédéric Horthemels (French, 1680/88-1738).
Title: Mariage de Sainte Catherine [The mystical marriage of St Catherine].
Titled, Dated, and Signed in plate: Mariage de Sainte Catherine. D'après le tableau de Paul Veronese, qui est dans le Cabinet de M. Crozat peint sur toille haut de 4 pieds 5 pouces large de 5 pieds 7 pouces gravé par Frederic Hortemels.
Dimensions: Platemark 17 1/2" x 12 3/4". Sheet 21 1/8" x 16".
Edition: Joseph Antoine de Crozat, Marquis de Tugny. Recueil d'Estampes d'après les plus beaux Tableaux et d'après les plus beaux Desseins qui sont en France dans le Cabinet du Roy, dans celuy de Monseigneur le Duc d'Orléans, & dans d'autres Cabinets, Tome Second. Paris, 1742.
Date: c.1729/38; 1742 (published).
Materials and Techniques: Etching and engraving on laid paper.
Watermark: yes.
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: Left edge has cuts and holes from a binding cord. Cut unevenly. Wear to edges. The signs of aging are appropriate for the time. A detailed condition report is available on demand.
Part of: [Known as the Cabinet de Crozat or Recueil de Crozat, Volume 2].
Museums and Libraries: The British Museum 1855,0609.251.
Art Movements, Periods & Schools: French School XVIII C. Italian School XVI C.
Note:
- The painting is now in the Hermitage Museum, Saint-Petersburg.
- This entry incorporates text from Wikipedia and the catalog entry of a similar item from the British Museum collection.