Le Modèle honnête - Hand-Colored Engraving by Moreau le Jeune - 18th Century
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Le Modèle honnête - Hand-Colored Engraving by Moreau le Jeune - 18th Century

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Original hand-colored engraving of "Le Modèle honnête", a painter's studio scene after the gouache by Pierre-Antoine Baudouin, engraved by Jean-Michel Moreau, called Moreau le Jeune. Below is the engraved dedication to Count Stroganoff with his coat of arms.

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Original hand-colored engraving of "Le Modèle honnête", a painter's studio scene after the gouache by Pierre-Antoine Baudouin, engraved by Jean-Michel Moreau, called Moreau le Jeune. Below is the engraved dedication to Count Stroganoff with his coat of arms.

Baudouin (1723-1769), Boucher's son-in-law, was the great specialist in the gallant cabinet scene, and Moreau le Jeune (1741-1814) the finest engraver of the reign of Louis XVI. The dedication to Count Alexander Stroganoff, chamberlain to the Empress of Russia and a celebrated collector, is engraved as part of the image.

Medium: Copper engraving, hand-colored
Artist / after: Pierre-Antoine Baudouin (1723-1769)
Engraver / lithographer: Jean-Michel Moreau le Jeune (1741-1814)
Date: 18th Century
Dimensions: 11.8 x 15.6 in (30 x 39.5 cm)
Condition: Margins trimmed on all four sides, flush with the border line; paper browned at the edges.

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