Johann Georg Wille, Laurent Cars
Cardinal Corsinus
1700-1799
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Johann Georg Wille, Laurent Cars
Cardinal Corsinus
1700-1799
Physical Qualities
Etching and engraving, Sheet (trimmed within platemark): 306 x 231 mm. (12 1/16 x 9 1/8 in.)
Image: 298 x 224 mm. (11 3/4 x 8 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
Garrett Collection
Object Number
1984.81.3709
T. Harrison Garrett, Baltimore, purchased 1885 (Lugt supp. 2435b); James L. Claghorn, Philadelphia (lugt supp. 555c).
Le Blanc, Charles. Catalogue de l'oeuvre de Jean Georges Wille, graveur Le graveur en taille douce, 1 (Leipzig: R. Weigel, 1847).
Entries: 170. Millimeters. Inscriptions. States. Described. Ms. notes [UkBM]; additional states.
Apell, Aloys. Handbuch für Kupferstichsammler, oder Lexikon der vorzüglichsten Kupferstecher des XIX. Jahrhunderts welche in Linienmanier gearbeitet haben, sowie Beschreibung ihrer besten und gesuchtesten Blätter (Leipzig: Alexander Danz, 1880): pp. 459-471.
Lawrence, H. W., Basil Lewis Dighton. French line engravings of the late eighteenth century (London: Lawrence and Jellicoe, Ltd., 1910): pp. 88.
Entries: 170. Millimeters. Inscriptions. States. Described. Ms. notes [UkBM]; additional states.
Apell, Aloys. Handbuch für Kupferstichsammler, oder Lexikon der vorzüglichsten Kupferstecher des XIX. Jahrhunderts welche in Linienmanier gearbeitet haben, sowie Beschreibung ihrer besten und gesuchtesten Blätter (Leipzig: Alexander Danz, 1880): pp. 459-471.
Lawrence, H. W., Basil Lewis Dighton. French line engravings of the late eighteenth century (London: Lawrence and Jellicoe, Ltd., 1910): pp. 88.
Signed: 1
Inscribed: Recto: in image, center (on frame surrounding portrait) "Cardinalis Corsinus Clementis [...]"; in image, lower left, in plate "Offerebat R.D. Ludovinicus / Collegiatoe [...]"; in image, lower left, in plate "L. Cars"; in image, lower right, in plate "Cottiau Cameras Ecclesiae / Cameraci Canonicule."; below image, lower right, in plate "J.G. Will. f"; below image, lower right, in graphite "3rd state" Verso: lower left in graphite diamond with "1704"; lower center in graphite "1 / 73"; lower right in graphite "2352"
Markings: CM: Claghorn; Garrett