
Artist: David Teniers the Younger or David Teniers II was a Flemish Baroque painter (Belgium, 1610 - 1690), after.
Engraver: Jacques-Philippe Le Bas or Lebas was a French engraver, head of the largest engraving workshop in Paris during the 18th century.
Title: Nôce de Village (Village Wedding).
Signed, Titled, Numbered, and inscribed in plate: David Teniers pinx. J. Ph. Le Bas Sculp. No. 43. A Paris chez l'Auteur Graveur du Cabinet du Roy Rue de la Harpe. Dedie a Messire Marc Rene de Voyer Marquis d'Argenson, Brigadier des Armees du Roy, Lieutenant General de la Haute et Basse Alsace, Gouverneur de Romorentin. Nôce de Village.
Dimensions: Sheet 10" x 10 3/4".
Date: c. 1750.
Materials and Techniques: etching on laid paper.
Watermark: yes.
Mat and Frame: no.
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: Water stain alongside the lower margin. U.r. corner is broken. Spots, trimmed margins. The signs of aging are appropriate for the time. A detailed condition report is available on demand.
Art Movements, Periods & Schools: Flemish School XVII C. French School XVIII C.