Antique Print-SOAP MAKING-CHILDREN-MOTHER-DOG-DOLL-Augustin Le Grand-c. 1780

Coloured stipple and line engraving, coloured on the late (a-la-Pouppee) and by hand on a verge type handlaid paper. on paper.

Size in cm: The overall size is ca. 22 x 28 cm. The image size is ca. 19 x 24 cm. Size in inch: The overall size is ca. 8.7 x 11 inch. The image size is ca. 7.5 x 9.4 inch.

Original stipple engraving titled: ‘La Recreation.’ (Recreation.) This delicate original print shows: a mother with two children who are making soap bubbles at a table. On the floor a dag walks around with a doll between its jaws. 1 of a series of 4: ‘La Recreation – La recompense – La penitence – Le travail. Separately published master print. Our definition of master print is a seperately published print or series of prints, not being an illustrative print to a text. These can both be prints made by old masters (artists) or prints made by others (artists, engravers, etchers) after old masters. Published in c. 1780.Artists and Engravers: Compos�e et grave par Ain. Le grand. (Engraved by Ain. Le Grand.) Augustin Claude Simon Le Grand (1765-1815) was a French artist and engraver.

Condition: Very good given age. Edges of the sheet a little discoloured. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Very light creasing. Please study scan carefully.

Keywords: ANTIQUE PRINT-SOAP MAKING-CHILDREN-MOTHER-DOG-DOLL-AUGUSTIN LE GRAND

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