The Learned Ladies
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Félix François Louis Dupont
(Bordeaux, died 1897, Mulhouse, France)
artistafter
Luigi Rossi
(Castagnola, Switzerland, 1853 - 1923, active Milan)
Date1880
Place MadeFrance, Europe
MediumEtching
Dimensions26 x 36.5 cm (10 1/4 x 14 3/8 in.)
ClassificationsPrints
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberP33w37
eMuseum ID718166
EmbARK ObjectID35676
TMS Source ID18699
Last Updated8/9/24
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Not on viewWeb CommentaryThis print is an illustration of the satire "The Learned Ladies" by French playwright, Molière (1622-1673). Isabella saw several of Moliere's plays in Boston and at the Comédie-Française in Paris.
MarksNotesEtched (below image): Dupont after Rossi
Etched (within image, above table): J MARL / TVRRE / IVI / INFERVM
Watermark: MBM PORTFOLIO
Etched (within image, above table): J MARL / TVRRE / IVI / INFERVM
Watermark: MBM PORTFOLIO
ProvenanceNotesPurchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from W. Rierfuler for $1.00 at an unknown date.
