Name: Antique Master Print-KISS-OF-FRIENDSHIP-YOUNG WOMEN-Janinet-Doublet-c.1773
SKU: PICTURA-10545
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Antique Master Print-KISS-OF-FRIENDSHIP-YOUNG WOMEN-Janinet-Doublet-c.1773

€195.00

‘LE BAISER DE L?AMITIE’

– Two young women, seated close and clasping hands, share an affectionate moment ? an emblem of friendship and female intimacy. Delicately printed in color within an oval frame, following a pastel by Louis Doublet.

In stock

Description

Medium: Aquatint with plate (a la Poupee) colouring on hand laid (verge) paper.

Sheet size: 35 x 40 cm (13.78 x 15.75 inch). Image size: 22 x 27 cm. (8.66 x 10.63 inch).

Condition: very good, given age. Trimmed to oval image. Browning and foxing in margin. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

JANINET, LOUIS DOUBLET, AQUATINT, FRIENDSHIP, ROCOCO PRINT, FRENCH COLOR ENGRAVING, SENTIMENTAL ART, 18TH-CENTURY PARIS, LE BAISER DE L’AMITI? | PCO-E23-48

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Source: unknown, to be determined.

Biography engraver: Jean-Francois Janinet (1752?1814) was a leading French engraver and pioneer in the use of color aquatint, active in Paris. He produced numerous prints after contemporary painters and pastellists, particularly sentimental and genre scenes.

Biography artist: Louis Doublet (active 18th century) was a French pastellist known for charming portraits and genre scenes. His works were frequently reproduced in prints by engravers such as Janinet.