Antique Master Print-BLIND MAN’S BLUFF-GAME-Beauvarlet-Fragonard-18th.c.

Depicts a romantic playful scene where a blindfolded young woman, likely engaging in a game, is guided by a man. Children are also involved in the scene, surrounded by a lush garden.

Made by Jacques Firmin Beauvarlet after Jean Honore Fragonard.

Medium: Etching and engraving on hand laid (verge) paper.

Sheet size: 29.8 x 44 cm (11.73 x 17.32 inch). Image size: 27 x 40 cm. (10.63 x 15.75 inch).

Condition: very good, given age. Light creasing and soiling. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

BEAUVARLET, FRAGONARD, ETCHING, ENGRAVING, LE COLIN-MAILLARD, FRENCH ART, ROCOCO. | PCO-B8-08

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Published in Paris by Beauvarlet, Rue St. Jacques, opposite Rue des Mathurins, late 18th.c.

Reference: Portalis 43; 1988 Rosenberg 5.

Biography engraver: Jacques Firmin Beauvarlet (1731-1797) was a prominent French engraver, known for his finely detailed reproductions of popular paintings, particularly those of the Rococo period. He collaborated with many leading artists of his time, engraving works that often depicted light-hearted, romantic, or domestic scenes typical of the 18th-century French artistic style.

Biography artist: Jean Honore Fragonard (1732-1806) was one of the most famous painters of the French Rococo era, known for his exuberant and romantic style. His works often feature playful, light-hearted scenes of love and flirtation, with a mastery of color and light.