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<p>Many artists viewed lithography as a tool that would allow them to reproduce paintings and spread their fame. In contrast, Pierre-Paul Prud’hon was an artist who created prints as unique works of art. Working in the period following the French Revolution, his embrace of sensual and classical allegorical figures was initially at odds with the prevailing patriotic and military mood in France. However, the escapist quality of his prints soon gained popularity and fame.</p>
Catalogue
- Year
- 1822
- Dimensions
- Image: 18.5 × 14.8 cm (7 5/16 × 5 7/8 in.); Sheet: 26.5 × 21.8 cm (10 7/16 × 8 5/8 in.)
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Artist
- Pierre Paul Prud'hon
Artist
Painting
Pierre-Paul Prud'hon was a French Neo-classical painter and draughtsman best known in his own time for his allegorical paintings and portraits, now for his drawings. He painted a portrait of both of Napoleon's two wives.
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Une Lecture (A Lecture)
1822 · lithograph on chine applique
An Unhappy Family
1822 · Lithograph on cream chine, laid down on ivory wove paper (chine collé)
Crucifixion
1822 · oil paint
Une Lecture
1822 · Lithograph in black on paper
Une Lecture
1822 · Lithograph in black on paper
Child with Dog
1822 · Lithograph in black, with scraping on stone, on grayish ivory laid chine, laid down on ivory wove paper (chine collé)
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- Pierre Paul Prud'hon
- Year
- 1822
- Dimensions
- Image: 18.5 × 14.8 cm (7 5/16 × 5 7/8 in.); Sheet: 26.5 × 21.8 cm (10 7/16 × 8 5/8 in.)
- Watts ID
- WW-1822-112886
Source
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Source
- aic
- Reference
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- Status
- verified