Heliogravure of an 18th-century gallant scene: in a garden with a statue and a trellis, a gentleman offers a posy to a lady in a full dress, with a greyhound at her feet. Below, the title "La Promenade du Soir" and the quatrain "Jeunes Beautés qui fuyez l'esclavage…".
Heliogravure of an 18th-century gallant scene: in a garden with a statue and a trellis, a gentleman offers a posy to a lady in a full dress, with a greyhound at her feet. Below, the title "La Promenade du Soir" and the quatrain "Jeunes Beautés qui fuyez l'esclavage…".
Issued in 1910 on laid paper with wide margins, with a marked plate mark and a blind stamp at the right edge of the sheet.
Medium: Heliogravure
Artist / after: Fragonard, according to the old record
Engraver / lithographer: Ingouf the Younger, engraver of the original print
Date: 1910
Dimensions: 9.9 x 12.6 in (25.2 x 32 cm)
Condition: Good condition; clean laid paper, with slight cockling and deckle edges.