‘AH! COME L?AVESSI IN BOCCA. DEPOSE A LA BIBLIOTHEQUE IMPERIALE. SE VEND A PARIS CHEZ BASSET, RUE ST. JACQUES NO. 64, ET CHEZ LES PRINCIPAUX MARCHANDS D’ESTAMPES.’

– (As if I had it in my mouth.) Humorous domestic scene with a child (dressed as Pierrot) stealing from his sleeping father’s pocket, while a mother looks on amused.

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Description

Medium: Color etching with hand colouring on wove (vellin) paper.

Sheet size: 59.9 x 46 cm (23.58 x 18.11 inch). Image size: 45 x 38 cm. (17.72 x 14.96 inch).

Condition: good, given age. Light creasing. Small tear in paper edge. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

PIERROT, 19TH CENTURY PRINT, SICARDI, MECOU, HANDCOLORED ETCHING, FAMILY GENRE SCENE, FRENCH HUMOR, BASSET PARIS, MISCHIEVOUS CHILD, NAPOLEONIC ERA PRINT | EXPO-LARGE

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Printed by Basset, rue St. Jacques, Paris. Likely early 19th century.

Biography engraver: Andre-Joseph Mecou (1770-1837), French engraver known for portraits and popular prints, including works after Isabey and Sicardi.

Biography artist: Louis Marie Sicardi (1743-1825), French miniaturist and royal painter, best known for refined portraits; this print departs into humorous domestic genre.