Precious Deception—The Illegal Use of Gold Leaf in an Eighteenth-Century Print with Meg Grasselli скачать в хорошем качестве

Precious Deception—The Illegal Use of Gold Leaf in an Eighteenth-Century Print with Meg Grasselli

This handsome engraving, with its printed gold-leaf frame, was made by Louis-Marin Bonnet, one of the most gifted and innovative producers of full-color prints in 18th-century France. However, the inclusion of gold leaf in the print was illegal. In this talk, visiting senior scholar Margaret Morgan Grasselli discusses Bonnet’s elaborate efforts to conceal his authorship, pretending that the print had originated in England and had been made by a mysterious artist named “L. Marin.” TAKE A CLOSER LOOK: Louis-Marin Bonnet, French, “The Woman Taking Coffee,” 1774. Stipple, etching, engraving, and gold leaf. Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Susan and Richard Bennett Fund and through the generosity of two anonymous donors, M23100. https://hvrd.art/o/262060. Speaker: Margaret Morgan Grasselli, Visiting Senior Scholar for Drawings, Division of European and American Art, and Visiting Lecturer, History of Art and Architecture, Harvard University --- This video is part of our Harvard Art Museums from Home: Art Talks, a series in which curators, conservators, fellows, and graduate students share short, informal videos that offer an up-close look at works from our collections. Recorded Thursday, October 8, 2020. © President and Fellows of Harvard College. Video: Margaret Morgan Grasselli. For questions related to permission for commercial use of this video, please contact the Department of Digital Imaging and Visual Resources at am_divr@harvard.edu.