Print Description
(‘An unexpected bouquet’), showing a young man surprising two ladies by offering them a flower through the window. One of the female figures wears a silk gown, her cat and dog fighting at her feet.
Made by Henri Gerard after M.elle Gerard.
Medium: Handcoloured stipple engraving. on hand laid (verge) paper.
Sheet size: 48.5 x 61 cm (19.09 x 24.02 inch). Image size: 43.8 x 58.5 cm. (17.24 x 23.03 inch).
Condition: good, given age. Margins quite foxed, several small creases in the bottom margin. Several small tears in the paper edges. Surfave damage damage in margins. Image fine. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.
LADY-FLOWER-YOUNG MAN-SURPRISE-SILK | DPO-PCO-LARGE
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Separate master print, published Paris, ca. 1795 (estimate).
Biography artist: Marguerite Gerard (1761-1837) was a French painter and etcher. She was the daughter of Marie Gilette and perfumer Claude Gerard. She was the sister-in-law of Jean-Honore Fragonard, and when she was 14 she came to live with him. She became Fragonard’s pupil in the mid 1770’s and studied painting, printmaking and drawing.
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