Details
- Dimensions
- 23.63ʺW × 1.13ʺD × 28.5ʺH
- Styles
- French Provincial
- Frame Type
- Framed
- Art Subjects
- Figure
- Period
- 18th Century
- Country of Origin
- France
- Item Type
- Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned
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- Materials
- Engraving
- Etching
- Condition
- Good Condition, Original Condition Unaltered, Some Imperfections
- Color
- Green
- Condition Notes
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- Description
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This is a pair of French classical romantic prints created by Jacques-Firmin Beauvarlet (1731-1797) after paintings by Francois Boucher (1703-1770) …
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This is a pair of French classical romantic prints created by Jacques-Firmin Beauvarlet (1731-1797) after paintings by Francois Boucher (1703-1770) utilizing etching and engraving techniques. "Le Plaisir de la Chasse" depicts a romantic scene in which a young man and two young women are hiding behind bushes, beside the statue of two putti. They are waiting for small birds to gather in the trap they set.
"Le Plaisir de la Peche" depicts a young man and two women gathered next to a pond with a country house in the background. The man is teaching one of the woman to fish. A barefoot woman to the fisherman's left caries grapes and a basket of grain.
The prints are presented in identical gold-color frames with silk mats. The prints are in very good condition. They each measure 28.5" x 23.63".
These prints are in the collection of the British Museum, among other institutions. less
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