Original copper engraving of the 18th-century French school: a gallant pastoral scene in an oval composition, the couple reclining in the wood, bordered with garlands of flowers and set in an architectural frame. Below, the title and the publisher's address.
Original copper engraving of the 18th-century French school: a gallant pastoral scene in an oval composition, the couple reclining in the wood, bordered with garlands of flowers and set in an architectural frame. Below, the title and the publisher's address.
The printed address, "A Paris chez Mondhare, rue St. Jacques, près St. Séverin", belongs to Louis-Joseph Mondhare, printseller and publisher active in Paris in the second half of the 18th century and one of the great popularizers of the gallant and decorative print.
Medium: Copper engraving
Date: 18th century
Source: Published in Paris by Mondhare, rue Saint-Jacques
Dimensions: 10.5 x 16.5 in (26.7 x 42 cm)
Condition: Good. Deckle-edged laid paper, somewhat toned and with a few scattered small stains; plate mark clean and well defined.