Painting by Schalken engraved by Basset, rue St

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  1. FABIENNE BETZ

    FABIENNE BETZ New Member

    Hi,
    I purchased a print of a painting by Godfridius Schalken, engraved by Basset, rue St. Jaques, Paris
    The title of the painting is La Prière du Soir (Evening Prayer)
    Any idea how old it may be or what it's worth? I don't want to sell it (yet)
    Apparently the zip file is too large to upload here.
    Please help!
    Many thanks,
    Fabienne
     
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  3. FABIENNE BETZ

    FABIENNE BETZ New Member

    Thanks
     

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    i need help Moderator Moderator

    That is a download, you should upload the photos. People won't click unknown links or downloads.
     
  5. moreotherstuff

    moreotherstuff Izorizent

    I'm finding nothing on the information provided.
    Godefridus Schalcken (1643-1706)
    André Basset (flourished 1749-c1787)

    Schalcken apparently painted in chiaroscuro, a technique emphasizing light and shadow. It lends itself to mezzotint in prints, so that might be worth looking at.

    Here's Schalcken's "Sainte Madeleine at Prayer"
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  6. moreotherstuff

    moreotherstuff Izorizent

    I think there are too many reflections for an image search to be of use.
    Image1.jpg

    What does this say:
    Image1a.jpg

    And this:
    Image1b.jpg

    From that rather bad photo, it does have the look of a mezzotint.
     
  7. FABIENNE BETZ

    FABIENNE BETZ New Member

    Painted by Schalken ( left)
    La Prière du soir is the title right under the picture in the middle
    Further down: Paris chez Basset rue St Jacques n°64
    Engraved by J. J. Van den Bergh
    For the moment I dare not to remove the glass which, by itself is quite old
     
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    Debora Well-Known Member

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  11. Debora

    Debora Well-Known Member

    Quite a lovely image. And isn't that an interesting candleholder?

    Debora

    Screen Shot 2021-08-15 at 10.10.20 AM 2.jpeg
     
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  12. FABIENNE BETZ

    FABIENNE BETZ New Member

    Wow, thank you so much kind stranger
     
  13. lovewrens

    lovewrens Well-Known Member

    Wow! This is beautiful.
     
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  14. Aquitaine

    Aquitaine Is What It IS! But NEVER BORED!

    The wonder of "Screen shots"!!!

    EVENING PRAYERS.jpg
     
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    FABIENNE BETZ New Member

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