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Dame Jouant de la Guitarre.
R. Bon. del.
[n.d. c.1670-1693]
Engraving, sheet 245 x 175mm (9¾ x 7"). Trimmed and laid on album paper at corners.
One of a series of fashion prints from the, 'Recueil des modes de la cour de France.' A woman in high soceity attire, known as a 'Dame de Qualite,' playing a guitar, a popular instrument in the court of Louis XIV. By Robert Bonnart (1652 - 1733), painter and engraver who studied under Van der Meulen. Son of Henri I Bonnart, and one of four brothers whose work in fashion and costume is inextricably bound together.
[Ref: 68707] £280.00
(£336.00 incl.VAT)
Dame chantant la Musique.
[n.d. c.1675] [Chez Boissevin rue petit pont au chadron]
Engraving, sheet 245 x 175mm (9¾ x 7"). Trimmed and laid on album paper at corners
A woman in elaborate fashion holding a book singing and standing next to a lute resting on a covered table. Published by Louis Boissevin, (c.1610-1685).
[Ref: 68711] £280.00
(£336.00 incl.VAT)
[Fashion plate]
[n.d. c.1700]
Engraving, sheet 290 x 190mm (11½ x 7½"). Trimmed within plate and laid on album paper at corners.
A fashion plate of a high ranking noble woman, or "Femme de qualitie", with her black attendant holding her train. The style is consitent with late 17th-century French Fashion engravings, a popular genre at the court of Versailles roughly between 1682 and 1710, similar to the series published by influential figures such as Nicholas Arnoult (1650 - c.1722) or Jean Mariette (1660-1742). Slavery interest.
[Ref: 68719] £240.00
(£288.00 incl.VAT)
Arlequine dansant a l'Opera.
G: Valck Ex. [n.d. c.1700]
Engraving, sheet 290 x 190mm (11½ x 7½"). Trimmed within plate and laid on album paper at corners.
A costume print of a masked woman walking through an ornate garden. A Dutch copy of a French print by Nicholas Bonnart II (1688-1762). Published by engraver, printmaker and publisher, Gerald Valck (c.1652-1726).
[Ref: 68717] £260.00
(£312.00 incl.VAT)
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