"Etching The Cherries 19th C"
The Cherries
- J.J.Rousseau and Miss Galley and de Graffenried
engraved by Jazet (1788-1871) after Schlinger.
Paris-Goupil, Vibert & Cie editors.
The subject refers to a scene described in the book "les Confessions" by Jean Jacques Rousseau (published in 1782 and 1789) in which the author says : "Que mes lèvres ne sont-elles des cerises ! "
The engraving has kept all its margins.
Provenance : Goupil archives, one of the first proofs.
63,8 x 54.1 x cm subject (25.11 x 21,26 inches)
104 x 82 cm sheet (40.94 x 32.28 inches)
Very decorative and sensitive.
Mint condition.
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Exceptional in size and quality of execution engraving.
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