Description
A merchant / quack presenting goods to a crowd of villagers in a rural setting.
Made by Louis-Marin Bonnet after P. Careme.
Medium: Stipple engraving with plate colouring on hand laid (verge) paper.
Sheet size: 27.5 x 23 cm (10.83 x 9.06 inch). Image size: 25.5 x 21.5 cm. (10.04 x 8.46 inch).
Condition: good, given age. Slight foxing annd soiling. Small tear at top middle, backed. Bottom remargined. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.
RURAL SCENE, MERCHANT, LOUIS-MARIN BONNET, 18TH-CENTURY PRINTS, ROCOCO ART, FRENCH ENGRAVINGS, HISTORICAL GENRE. | PCO-EXPO-311
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Published source is undetermined.
Biography engraver: Louis-Marin Bonnet (1736-1793) was a French Rococo painter, draughtsman, and engraver known for his works depicting rural and genre scenes. He is known for prioneering colour engraving.
Biography artist: P. Careme was a historical artist contributing to Rococo engravings, though little is documented about his life.
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