The Child in the Courtyard (1520/30): Artwork and History
The Child in the Courtyard at the Art Institute of Chicago: date, artist attribution, materials and the museum's explanation of the work.
The Child in the Courtyard (1520/30) is in the Art Institute of Chicago collection. The museum lists its creator attribution as Jean de Gourmont French, 1506-1551.
The work and its context
The Art Institute of Chicago describes the work:
Jean de Gourmont I was born in Carquebut, in the Manche region, into a family of artists that included painters, engravers, printers, and producers of books. It is believed that he was also trained as a goldsmith and woodcutter, but he eventually abandoned these trades in favor of painting and engraving.
Object facts
- Title: The Child in the Courtyard
- Date: 1520/30
- Artist attribution: Jean de Gourmont French, 1506-1551
- Place of origin: France
- Medium: Engraving on ivory laid paper (darkened to tan)
- Dimensions: Plate: 13.9 × 13.7 cm (5 1/2 × 5 7/16 in.); Sheet: 14.1 × 14 cm (5 9/16 × 5 9/16 in.)
- Type: Print
- Department: Prints and Drawings
- Reference number: 1956.1064
Collection credit
Bequest of Mrs. Potter Palmer, Jr.
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