Watch

Jacques Stella|Gilles Rousselet|Jacques Goullons

ca. 1645–50 · Case and dial: painted enamel on gold; Movement: gilded brass and steel, partly blued · European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

The exterior of the case is enameled with scenes of the Virgin and Child and the Infant Saint John the Baptist and the Holy Family with the Infant Saint John the Baptist, both adapted from prints by Gilles Rousselet (1610–1686) that record paintings by Jacques Stella (1596–1657). The landscape on the counter enamel was adapted from an engraving by Nicolas Cochin (1610–1686). The movement of the watch was modernized by the addition of a balance spring at some time after its invention in 1675.

Artist

Jacques Stella|Gilles Rousselet|Jacques Goullons

Date

ca. 1645–50

Medium

Case and dial: painted enamel on gold; Movement: gilded brass and steel, partly blued

Culture

French, Paris or Blois

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Credit line

Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917