Diana and Endymion

c. 1729 - 1742

Nicolas Le Sueur

Artist, French, 1690 - 1764

Madeleine Françoise Basseporte

Artist, French, 1701 - 1780

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    chiaroscuro woodcut printed in green and black on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Pepita Milmore Memorial Fund

  • Dimensions

    image: 44.4 × 31.4 cm (17 1/2 × 12 3/8 in.)
    sheet: 54.9 × 38.4 cm (21 5/8 × 15 1/8 in.)

  • Accession

    2018.91.15

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Le Blanc 1854 - 1888, no. 21

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(James A. Bergquist, Newton Centre, MA); purchased 2018 by NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1854

  • Le Blanc, Charles. _Manuel de l'amateur d'estampes, contenant le dictionnaire des graveurs de toutes les nations, dans lequel sont decrites les estampes rares, precieuses et interessantes avec l'indication de leurs differents etats et des prix auxquels: no. 21

2021

  • Hoisington, Rena. Aquatint: From Its Origins to Goya. Washington, 2021: 38, fig. 8.

Inscriptions

lower center below image: Diane et Endimion / dapres le dessein de Sébastien Conca, gravé par Nicolas leSueur. Sous le Conduite de M.le Basseporte 134

Watermarks

proprietary, with heart

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