Object Details
original artist
Vermeer, Jan
graphic artist
Jacquemart, Jules
printer
Delâtre
publisher
Gazette des Beaux-Arts
Description
Le Soldat et la Fillette Qui Rit is the only painting by Johannes Vermeer (1632–1675) that Jules Jacquemart etched. His first attempt to etch a painting in 1861 was a failure, as apparently he had been unable to work directly from the subject. Not until five years later in 1866 did he make a second attempt at etching a painting, this print after Vermeer. It was considered to be one of the best reproductive etchings of the time. The Vermeer painting now hangs in the Frick Collection, New York. But when Jacquemart etched it for the Gazette des Beaux-Arts, it was in the collection of Léopold Double, a French artillery officer, bibliophile, and art collector.
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Jean Leon Gerome Ferris
Date made
1866
ID Number
GA.14601
catalog number
14601
accession number
94830
Object Name
print
Object Type
Etching
Physical Description
paper (overall material)
ink (overall material)
Measurements
image: 16.8 cm x 15.3 cm; 6 5/8 in x 6 in
sheet: 25 cm x 19.8 cm; 9 13/16 in x 7 13/16 in
place made
France: Île-de-France, Département de Ville-de-Paris
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Data Source
National Museum of American History
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_1002104