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Description: | RH s. on plate b. r. "Surugue filius sculp"; inscr on plate b. l. "Chardin pinxit"; inscr on plate b. c. "LES TOURS DE CARTES"; inscr on plate b. l. "On vous seduit faible Jeunesse / Par ces tours que vos yeux ne cessent d'admirer; inscr on plate b.c "Le Tableau original est dans le Cabinet / De Mr cher. Despuechs"; inscr on plate b. r. "Dans le cours du bel age ou vous aller entrer, / Craignes pour votre couer mille autres tours d'adresse. /Danchet / AParis chez L. Surugue Graveur du Roy, rue des Noyers, attenant le Magasin de papier vis a vis St Yves A. P. D. R" CRE SURUGUE, Pierre, Louis; (French; 1716-1772) AFTER CHARDIN, Jean-Baptiste, Simeon; (French; 1699-1779) PUB Basan & Poignant LABEL: "The theme of card games, a popular subject in 18th century Europe, inspired Chardin on numerous occasions (for exemple The House of Cards now at Waddesdon Manor). The Card Tricks was exhibited at the 1743 Salon. In between 1743 and 1761, Surugue fils engraved six of Chardin's genre scenes, adding verses from well-known writers with moralizing themes. Here, the verses are by Antoine Danchet (1671-1748), a well-known playwright librettist and dramatic poet." | License: | http://www.hmag.gla.ac.uk/spirit/rights/ | Publisher: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Rights holder: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Subjects: | MAN : SUBJECT : CHILD : CARDS : GAME : | Source: | Hunterian Museum | Creator: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Identifier: | http://www.huntsearch.gla.ac.uk/cgi-bin/... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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