Nicolas Delaunay
French, 1739–1792
After Niclas Lafrensen, the younger, (Swedish, 1737–1807)
The Love Note (Le billet doux)
1778
| Medium | engraving on paper |
| Dimensions | image: 15 1/4 x 11 15/16 in. (38.8 x 30.4 cm) plate: 18 7/16 x 13 3/4 in. (46.9 x 34.9 cm) sheet: 24 5/16 x 19 3/8 in. (61.7 x 49.2 cm) |
| Object Number | 1955.1911 |
| Acquisition | Acquired by Sterling and Francine Clark before 1955 |
| Status | Off View |
Image Caption
Nicolas Delaunay, The Love Note (Le billet doux), 1778, engraving on paper. Clark Art Institute, 1955.1911
Select Bibliography
Lawrence, Harry Walton, and B. L. Dighton. French Line Engravings of the late XVIII Century. London: Lawrence and Jellicoe, 1910.
Bibliothèque nationale (France) and François Courboin.. Cabinet des estampes. Armand Collection. Inventaire des dessins, photographies et gravures relatives a l'histoire générale de l'art.. 2 vol.. Lille: Impr. L. Danel.. 1895..
