
Finding Virginie's Body, plate 5 from Paul et Virginie
The Joseph Brooks Fair Collection
Catalogue
- Year
- 1795
- Dimensions
- Image: 37.3 × 41 cm (14 11/16 × 16 3/16 in.); Sheet, cut within platemark: 41.5 × 47 cm (16 3/8 × 18 9/16 in.)
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
Artist

Printmaking
Charles-Melchior Descourtis (French, 1753-1820)
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The Prayer, plate 6 from Paul et Virginie
1795 · Etching and engraving in yellow, blue, red, and black on ivory laid paper
The Night, plate 1 from Paul et Virginie
1795 · Etching and engraving printed in yellow, blue, red, and black inks on paper
The Departure, plate 4 from Paul et Virginie
1795 · Etching and engraving printed in yellow, blue, red, and black inks on ivory laid paper
The Arrival of Monsieur de la Bourdonnais, plate 3 from Paul et Virginie
1795 · Etching and engraving printed in yellow, blue, red, and black inks on ivory laid paper
The Fugitive Slave, plate 2 from Paul et Virginie
1795 · Etching and engraving printed in yellow, blue, red, and black inks on paper
F: S: Wilhelmine de Prusse Princesse d'Orange et de Nassau &&
1791 · silk
Record
Verified by WattsOS- Year
- 1795
- Dimensions
- Image: 37.3 × 41 cm (14 11/16 × 16 3/16 in.); Sheet, cut within platemark: 41.5 × 47 cm (16 3/8 × 18 9/16 in.)
- Watts ID
- WW-1795-024842
Source
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Source
- aic
- Reference
- View at source
- Status
- verified





