Tête de Diane à la colombe
Rijksmuseum / Public Domain
Catalogue
- Year
- 1756
- Medium
- crayon manner on paper
- Dimensions
- height: 210 cm, width: 152 cm
- Collection
- Rijksmuseum
- Artist
- Gilles Demarteau
Artist
Printmaking
Gilles Demarteau or Gilles Demarteau the Elder was an etcher, engraver and publisher who was active in Paris for his entire career. He is one of the persons to whom has been attributed the invention of the crayon manner of engraving. He is recognized as playing an important role in the development of this engraving technique. He was one of the key reproductive engravers and publishers of the work of François Boucher.
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Record
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- Gilles Demarteau
- Year
- 1756
- Medium
- crayon manner on paper
- Dimensions
- height: 210 cm, width: 152 cm
- Watts ID
- WW-1756-104183
Source
- Collection
- Rijksmuseum
- Source
- rijksmuseum
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- Status
- verified