Original line engraving of a half-length young woman in an oval raising a finger to her lips to ask for discretion, among draperies and with a vase of flowers behind; below the frame, an oval cameo with a cupid. Engraved by Augustin de Saint-Aubin and printed on laid paper.
Original line engraving of a half-length young woman in an oval raising a finger to her lips to ask for discretion, among draperies and with a vase of flowers behind; below the frame, an oval cameo with a cupid. Engraved by Augustin de Saint-Aubin and printed on laid paper.
From the 1910 London edition of French Line Engravings of the Late XVIII Century by H. W. Lawrence and B. L. Dighton, the classic survey of 18th-century French gallant printmaking.
Medium: Copper engraving on laid paper
Engraver / lithographer: Augustin de Saint-Aubin
Date: 1910 printing; 18th-century composition
Source: French Line Engravings of the Late XVIII Century, H. W. Lawrence and B. L. Dighton, London, 1910
Dimensions: Sheet 10.0 x 12.6 in (25.3 x 32 cm)
Condition: Very good; clean paper with no noticeable staining