Louis XVI
artist
Jean Antoine Pierron
(active Paris, 1780 - 1812)
Datelate 18th century - early 19th century
MediumEtching on paper
Dimensions21.6 x 15.2 cm (8 1/2 x 6 in.)
ClassificationsPrints
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberP27w576.2
eMuseum ID730642
Other NumberARC.009244
EmbARK ObjectID26465
TMS Source ID10213
Last Updated8/9/24
Status
Not on viewWeb CommentaryIsabella Stewart Gardner kept meticulous records of many of her acquisitions. In keeping with this legacy, object information is continually being reviewed, updated, and enriched in order to give greater access to the collection.
BibliographyNotesGilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 238. (as an engraved portrait of Louis XIV)
MarksNotesPrinted (in plate): Lousi XVI Roi de France. Né
à
Versailles le 23 Aoust 1754. Mort à
Paris le 21 Janvier 1793.
Signed (in plate): Dessinee et Grave par J.A.Pierron.
Numbered in pencil (lower center): 336
Signed (in plate): Dessinee et Grave par J.A.Pierron.
Numbered in pencil (lower center): 336
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.
