La Fortune Bonne et Mauvaise.
Date1720-1725
Publisher
Francois Chereau
Engraver
Louis Peter Boitard
d. 1758
OriginEurope, France, Paris
MediumBlack and white line engraving
DimensionsOH: 17 3/8" x OW: 23 5/8"
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1966-32
DescriptionThe lower margin reads: "La Fortune Bonne et Mauvaise./ Levis est Fortune [tear in paper] reposcit quod dedit" This is followed by a long narration in French.The image reads: "Boitard Fecit."ProvenanceBefore 1966, Avis and Rockwell Gardiner (Stamford, CT); 1966-present, purchased by the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (Williamsburg, VA).
