J.-Louis Darcis
French, died 1801
After Carle Vernet, (French, 1758–1836)
The downside of wigs (L'inconvénient des perruques)
1797
| Medium | hand-colored engraving and stipple engraving on laid paper |
| Dimensions | Border: 11 x 11 13/16 in. (27.9 x 30 cm) image: 10 13/16 x 11 5/8 in. (27.5 x 29.5 cm) plate: 13 3/8 x 13 3/8 in. (34 x 34 cm) sheet: 16 x 19 11/16 in. (40.6 x 50 cm) |
| Object Number | 1955.2478 |
| Acquisition | Acquired by Sterling and Francine Clark before 1955 |
| Status | Off View |
Image Caption
J.-Louis Darcis, The downside of wigs (L'inconvénient des perruques), 1797, hand-colored engraving and stipple engraving on laid paper. Clark Art Institute, 1955.2478
Select Bibliography
Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute.. Never Say Die. May 17-Sept. 14, 1980. Essay by David S. Brooke for brochure, "Three Cheers for the Twenty-Fifth."
Brooke, David S., Rafael Fernandez, and Beth Carver Wees. Three Cheers for the Twenty-Fifth. Exhibition catalogue. Williamstown, MA: Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, 1980.
