Printed Textile: "Nina, or the Fool for Love"

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Printed Textile: "Nina, or the Fool for Love"

c. 1790

Printed by François Gorgerat (French) Manufactured by Gorgerat Frères et Cie, Nantes, France (1783/85–1815) After engraving by Jean François Janinet (French, 1752–1814) After gouache by Claude-Jean-Baptiste Hoin (French, 1750–1817)

The story depicted here is from Nicolas Dalayrac’s (1753–1809) musical comedy Nina, ou la folle par amour (Nina, or the Fool for Love) of 1786, which critiqued contemporary social inequalities. Nina loses her mind after her lover, Germeuil, dies in a duel, but her sanity is restored when he is found alive later in the story. The textile’s vignettes commemorate the musical’s pivotal scenes; in the center, Nina is visibly distressed when her father proposes she marry a wealthier suitor. The images are based on Jean-François Janinet’s engraving of a gouache (opaque watercolor) by Claude-Jean-Baptiste Hoin.

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Object Details

Titles:

Printed Textile: "Nina, or the Fool for Love"

Date:

c. 1790

Artists:

Printed by François Gorgerat (French) Manufactured by Gorgerat Frères et Cie, Nantes, France (1783/85–1815) After engraving by Jean François Janinet (French, 1752–1814) After gouache by Claude-Jean-Baptiste Hoin (French, 1750–1817)

Medium:

Plate print on plain weave cotton

Dimensions:

6 feet 3 3/8 inches × 53 1/2 inches (191.5 × 135.9 cm) Pattern Repeat: 38 3/4 x 53 inches (98.4 x 134.6 cm)

Classification:

Textiles

Credit Line:

Purchased with funds contributed by Mrs. Alfred Stengel, from the Henri Clouzot Collection, 1929

Accession Number:

1929-164-290

Geography:

Made in Nantes, France, Europe

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