Artist: Giovanni Francesco Barbieri, better known as Guercino, or il Guercino (1591 - 1666), was an Italian Baroque painter and draftsman.
Intermediary draughtsman: François André Vincent (France, 1746 - 1816).
Engraver: Bernard Antoine Nicollet (Swiss, 1740-1807). He was the engraver for queen Marie-Antoinette.
Title: Le rêve de St. Jérôme (Vision of St Jerome).
Signed, Titled, Numbered, and Dated in plate: Guerchin, Pinx.; Vincent, del.; B. A. Nicollet Sculp.; Le rêve de St. Jérôme; There is no stamp "Musee Francais," as on the copy from The British Museum.
Dimensions: Image 9 1/2" x 13 5/8". Sheet 12 7/8 x 16".
Edition: Musée Français. (Musée Français, recueil complet des tableaux, statues et bas-reliefs qui composent la collection nationale, avec l'explication des sujets et des discours historiques sur la peinture, la sculpture et la gravure', a set reproducing paintings and sculptures from the French collections, and formed by four volumes (published by Robillard-Péronville and Laurent in, respectively, 1803, 1805, 1807, and 1809; accompanied by texts written by Croze-Magnan, then by Eméric-David & Visconti for volumes 3-4).
Date: ca. 1800-1807.
Materials and Techniques: Engraving and etching on wove paper.
Provenance: The Estate of George "Yorgo" Demetrakopoulos; professor, assistant director of the Medieval Institute, and assistant to the dean at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan, from 1965-2000.
Condition: Trimmed margins. The signs of aging are appropriate for the time. A detailed condition report is available on demand.
Museums and Libraries: The British Museum 1856,0712.434.
Art Movements, Periods & Schools: Italian School XVII C. French School XVIII C.
Note: This entry incorporates text from the catalog entry and uses the catalog description of the same item from the collection of the British Museum.