Marie Antoinette
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Jean Antoine Pierron
(active Paris, 1780 - 1812)
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Marie Antoinette
(Vienna, 1755 - 1793, Paris)
Datelate 18th century - early 19th century
MediumEtching
Dimensions21.6 x 15.2 cm (8 1/2 x 6 in.)
ClassificationsPrints
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberP27w576.1
eMuseum ID730629
Other NumberARC.009244
EmbARK ObjectID26464
TMS Source ID10212
Last Updated8/9/24
Status
Not on viewWeb Commentary
This etching of Marie Antoinette (1755-1793), the last queen of France, can be found in the Royal Autographs Case in the Long Gallery. Isabella Stewart Gardner’s interest in tragic historical heroines likely led her to collect memorabilia related to Marie Antoinette, including several portraits, and an autographed receipt that is also displayed in this case.
BibliographyNotesGilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 238. (as a framed portrait of Marie Antoinette)
Nina Wutrich, "Marie Antoinette in the Gardner Museum," Inside the Collection (blog), Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, 31 October 2023, https://www.gardnermuseum.org/blog/marie-antoinette-gardner-museum
Nina Wutrich, "Marie Antoinette in the Gardner Museum," Inside the Collection (blog), Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, 31 October 2023, https://www.gardnermuseum.org/blog/marie-antoinette-gardner-museum
MarksNotesPrinted in plate (bottom): Marie. Antointe. Archsse. Dautriche / Reine de France, en 1774 / Né à Vienne le 29th 1755 et Morte à Paris le 25 8th. 1793
Signed in plate (bottom right): Dessinee et Grave par J.A.Pierron.
Numbered in pencil (lower center): 353
Printed label in pink ink (inside frame on backing): Art Workshops for / every description / of Artistic Carving / Gilding & Decorating. Works of Art, Painting-/ings, Engravings - / carefully restored / (in a heart-shaped frame) E. James / 4 Bruton St / Bond St. / W.
Typed label (back of frame): Portraits / Marie Antoin.te / and / Louis XVI Roi / de France
Signed in plate (bottom right): Dessinee et Grave par J.A.Pierron.
Numbered in pencil (lower center): 353
Printed label in pink ink (inside frame on backing): Art Workshops for / every description / of Artistic Carving / Gilding & Decorating. Works of Art, Painting-/ings, Engravings - / carefully restored / (in a heart-shaped frame) E. James / 4 Bruton St / Bond St. / W.
Typed label (back of frame): Portraits / Marie Antoin.te / and / Louis XVI Roi / de France
ProvenanceNotesProbably purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the art dealer J. Eastman Chase, Boston at an unknown date.
