Artist: Paolo Veronese (Italian, 1528-1588), painter.
Engraver: Jean Moyreau (French, 1691-1762).
Title: Rebecca.
Titled, Dated, and Signed in plate: Rebecca. Tableau de Paul Veronèse, qui est dans le cabinet du Roy / Peint sur toile haut de 10 pieds et demi, large de 9 pieds et demi, gravé par Jean Moyreau.
Dimensions: Platemark 16 1/2" x 13 1/4", Sheet 21 1/8" x 16".
Edition: Joseph Antoine de Crozat, Marquis de Tugny. Recueil d'Estampes d'après les plus beaux Tableaux et d'après les plus beaux Desseins qui sont en France dans le Cabinet du Roy, dans celuy de Monseigneur le Duc d'Orléans, & dans d'autres Cabinets, Tome Second. Paris, 1742.
Date: 1742.
Materials and Techniques: Engraving and etching on laid paper.
Watermark: yes.
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: Left edge with cuts and holes from binding cord. Repaired cuts to left margin. Wear to edges. The signs of aging are appropriate for the time. A detailed condition report is available on demand.
Part of: [Known as the Cabinet de Crozat or Recueil de Crozat, Volume 2].
Museums and Libraries: The British Museum 1855,0609.231.
Art Movements, Periods & Schools: French School XVIII C. Italian School XVI C.
Notes:
- Rebecca, the wife of Isaac and the mother of Jacob and Esau at the vell with Abraham's servant.
- The painting is now in the Musée national des châteaux de Versailles et de Trianon.
- This entry incorporates text from Wikipedia and the catalog entry of a similar item from the British Museum collection.