[Le Couche De La Mariée.]
[Peint à la Gouasse par P.A. Baudouin. Gravé à l'Eau-f.te par J.M. Moreau le J.ne et terminé par J.B. Simonet.] [AParis chés Moreau le jeune rue de la Harpe vis à vis Mr. le Bas [n.d., c.1770.] Engraving, proof before all letters, 18th century watermark. 470 x 330mm (18½ x 13"). Narrow margins. 'The Wedding Night' shows a very sleepy woman helped into bed by her new husband and servants. Engraved by Jean Michel Moreau (1741-1814), after a gouache painting by Pierre Antoine Baudouin (1723-69). The coat of arms of Christian IV, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken, to whom the print is dedicated, is engraved below the image. L & D 186, state ii.
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