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Source Description
This print records an intaglio designed by Madame de Pompadour to serve as her personal seal. In translating the image from gem to drawing and then print, Boucher and Pompadour used modulations of light and shadow to soften the figures’ bodies and create a sense of illusionistic depth. The subject, Love encircling Friendship with a floral garland, relates to a group of works in diverse media commissioned by Pompadour around the same theme. This group included porcelain figurines and a marble sculpture. The theme of love and friendship refers not only to Pompadour’s relationship with the king but also to her ability to forge productive, collaborative relationships with artists working in many media.
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Document identity
localId
95499
label
Love and Friendship, from Madame de Pompadour's ""Suite of Prints""
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obj
dtoType
print
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
95499
contentType
print
stage
normalized
title
Love and Friendship, from Madame de Pompadour's ""Suite of Prints""
description
This print records an intaglio designed by Madame de Pompadour to serve as her personal seal. In translating the image from gem to drawing and then print, Boucher and Pompadour used modulations of light and shadow to soften the figures’ bodies and create a sense of illusionistic depth. The subject, Love encircling Friendship with a floral garland, relates to a group of works in diverse media commissioned by Pompadour around the same theme. This group included porcelain figurines and a marble sculpture. The theme of love and friendship refers not only to Pompadour’s relationship with the king but also to her ability to forge productive, collaborative relationships with artists working in many media.
provenance
Jeanne Antoinette Poisson, Marquise de Pompadour, ca. 1755. Purchased by Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1895; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 1931.
date
ca. 1755
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
rare books
etchings
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1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
37
height
23.8
dimensionsRaw
Folio H: 14 9/16 × W: 9 3/8 in. (37 × 23.8 cm)
Source extras
med
ink on paper (etched and engraved)
creator_ids
20397
2724
5152
collection_ids
MSS
EAN
exhibition_ids
3390
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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