D'après Jean-Baptiste GREUZE
1725-1805
The Father's Curse
1777–1779
Etching and burin engraving by René Gaillard
553 × 661 mm, trimmed to the platemark, small margins and thread margins
Fine impression, with the letter and coat of arms partially scraped away; restoration along the edges
On the reverse, signed in pen Greuze / Gaillard, scattered foxing, traces of a passe-partout, small spot of oxidation at the bottom showing through onto the letter
Reference: Martin [Greuze] 167, IFF 177, Le Blanc 41, Smith 40