Johann Georg Wille and Pierre-Alexandre Wille
The Good Woman of Normandy
1769
Scroll
Physical Qualities
Engraving, Sheet: 268 x 203 mm. (10 9/16 x 8 in.)
Plate: 262 x 195 mm. (10 5/16 x 7 11/16 in.)
Image: 187 x 165 mm. (7 3/8 x 6 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Garrett Collection
Object Number
1984.81.787
For an alternate impression of this print, see 1984.81.788.
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: below image, lower right, in graphite diamond with "1624" Verso: lower center in graphite "Bon Femme de Normandie"; lower left in graphite "al/"; lower right in graphite "£8"; lower right in graphite indecipherable
Markings: CM: Claghorn; Garrett
