L'Apres Diner, Nicolas de Larmessin III, ca. 1765–1770
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
ca. 1765–1770
L'Apres Diner Engraver: based on print by Nicolas de Larmessin III (French, Paris 1685–1755 Paris) made by after Nicolas Lancret (French, Paris 1690–1743 Paris), dated ca. 1765–1770, from British, South Staffordshire. The museum records its materials as: Enameled copper. Recorded dimensions: Overall: 1 3/4 × 3 3/8 × 2 1/2 in. (4.4 × 8.6 × 6.4 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds this object as 24.80.59; details are those of this museum object, and how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Medium
- Enameled copper
- Materials
- Enameled copper
- Dimensions
- Overall: 1 3/4 × 3 3/8 × 2 1/2 in. (4.4 × 8.6 × 6.4 cm)
- Dimensions
- Overall: 1 3/4 × 3 3/8 × 2 1/2 in. (4.4 × 8.6 × 6.4 cm)
Identification
- Culture
- British, South Staffordshire
- Date recorded
- ca. 1765–1770
- Maker recorded
- after Nicolas Lancret (French, Paris 1690–1743 Paris)
- Museum attribution
- Nicolas de Larmessin III
- Museum object name
- Snuffbox
- Holding institution
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Museum object number
- 24.80.59
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
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