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Art Talk Live: Precious Deception—The Illegal Use of Gold Leaf in an 18th-Century Color Print

Presented by Harvard Art Museums at Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge MA

Oct 08 2020
Art Talk Live: Precious Deception—The Illegal Use of Gold Leaf in an 18th-Century Color Print

A 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…

A 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 will discuss 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.”

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