Bather - 1768

Sitting nude with drapery, from 1767 by Louis Marin Bonnet (1736-1793) after François Boucher (1703-1770) - In this print, Louis-Marin Bonnet used chalk-manner engraving to reproduce the soft contours of a nude by François Boucher. An 18th-century invention, chalk- or crayon-manner engravings were made with roulette wheels that rolled dotted patterns onto copper plates and mimicked the line of chalk or pastel. Here Bonnet printed two separate chalk-manner plates in black and white inks on brownish paper to give the impression of a carefully worked drawing. (still today one could wonder if it is not a drawing, a most beautiful work of art)
Dimensions: 33,40 x 21,10 cm Artist Name: Louis Marin Bonnet (1736-1793), François Boucher (1703-1770) Literature: Hérold 15 - For a similar work see : ART INSTITUTE CHICAGO, Reference Number 1985.955 (104903) Medium: crayon-manner on brown paper Circa: 1768 Notes: All measurements are taken on the plate mark. All lot's are listed with several high resolution images, which is the best way to give a clear and objective idea of the general very good condition. Textual condition description is limited, so please examine the images carefully and ask for more info if needed.

Condition: Image only without frame lines or text. Mounted on a thick laid paper hand-painted louise-Marie matting. A crack to the legs of the woman, just above here knees os not disturbing at all. In general in an excellent condition.