Paté d'Anguille

Nicolas Lancret|Gabriel de Saint-Aubin

n.d. · Red chalk, over traces of black chalk; squared in black chalk · Drawings and Prints

This drawing appears to be preparatory for a print credited to Nicolas Lancret in the 'Suites d'Estampes Nouvelles pour les Contes de La Fontaine', a series of thirty-eight prints illustrating La Fontaine's Tales, engraved 1736-43 by Larmessin (in collaboration with Schmidt, Tardieu, Filloeul, Legrand, Aveline and Sornique) after Lancret, Pater, Eisen, Boucher, Le Clerc, Le Mesle, Le Lorrain and Vleughels. In this set, also known as 'Suite Larmessin', Larmessin engraved twenty-two plates: twelve after Lancret, four after Boucher, four after Vleughels and two after Le Clerc. The style, however, does not suggest the hand of Lancret. It is possible that the initial sketch was done by another artist connected to the project, perhaps Sebastien Le Clerc the Younger (1676-1763).

Artist

Nicolas Lancret|Gabriel de Saint-Aubin

Date

n.d.

Medium

Red chalk, over traces of black chalk; squared in black chalk

Department

Drawings and Prints

Credit line

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Bruno de Bayser, 2000