Name: Antique Master Print-ROMANCE-COUPLE-SHEEP-ROCOCO-Jourdan-Boucher-c.1770-1800
SKU: PCO-13008
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Antique Master Print-ROMANCE-COUPLE-SHEEP-ROCOCO-Jourdan-Boucher-c.1770-1800

€595.00

‘PENSENT-ILS A CE MOUTON / DEDIE A MONSEIGNEUR LOUIS MARIE D?AUMONT…PAR SON TRES HUMBLE ET TRES OBEISSANT SERVITEUR, ALIBERT. / SE VEND A PARIS CHEZ ALIBERT MD D?ESTAMPES, AU PALAIS ROYAL.’

– Pastoral romantic scene of a shepherd and shepherdess in an embrace under a large tree, surrounded by sheep, flowers, and a playful rural setting; one sheep lies in the foreground seemingly ignored.

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Description

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

Sheet size: 37 x 51 cm (14.57 x 20.08 inch). Image size: 33.8 x 46.3 cm. (13.31 x 18.23 inch).

Condition: very good, given age. Light creasing, foxing and soiling. Small tear in top left margin. Small pinsize hole. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

BOUCHER, ROCOCO, LOVERS, SHEEP, PASTORAL, FRENCH PRINT, 18TH CENTURY, ROMANTIC ENGRAVING, AMOUR, COUNTRYSIDE | PCO-B9-35

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Published by Jean Alibert, Paris, late 18th century.

Reference: MAH Geneve inv. E 2012-0066.

Biography engraver: Madame Jourdan (fl.1780-1800) was a female French engraver known for her refined technique in translating Rococo compositions, particularly those of Boucher and other genre scenes, into elegant prints.

Biography artist: Fran?ois Boucher (1703-1770) was a leading French Rococo painter, renowned for his idyllic and voluptuous mythological scenes, pastoral themes, and decorative designs for tapestries and prints.