Petit Waux-hall (The Small Waux Hall)
Pierre-Alexandre Wille, French, 1748 - 1837
1780
Etching and engraving on paper
Image: 13 3/4 × 20 5/16 in. (35 × 51.6 cm)
Sheet: 17 7/16 × 23 7/8 in. (44.3 × 60.7 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Purchased through the David G. Stahl 1947 Fund
2016.25.1
Publisher
Pierre-Alexandre Wille, Paris
Geography
Place Made: France, Europe
Period
1600-1800
Object Name
Research Area
Not on view
Inscriptions
Inscribed, in plate, lower right margin: Dessiné et Gravé par P.A. Wille Fils 1780.; titled and inscribed, in plate, lower center: PETIT WAUX-HALL / à Paris chés l’Auteur, rue de la Comédie Francoise Cour du Commerce F.S.G; reverse, inscribed, in graphite, lower left: A; reverse, inscribed, in graphite, lower right: 4Th / G.; Collector’s Mark, stamped, in ink, lower right: FH [Lugt No. 3373]
Course History
HIST 47, The French Revolution, Darrin McMahon, Spring 2019
History 47.02, The French Revolution, Darrin McMahon, Spring 2023
History 47.02, The French Revolution, Darrin McMahon, Spring 2023
Provenance
François Heugel, Paris (Lugt No. 3373); Susan Schulman Printseller, New York, New York; sold to present collection, 2016.
Catalogue Raisonne
Prosper de Baudicour Vol. 2: 6
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