Peint par J. D. de St. Jean.
a Paris sur le Quay Pelletier, la Pomme d'or, au premier apartement. Avec privilege du Roy 1688.
Very scarce. Etching, image 355 x 385mm. 14 x 15¼". Trimmed to lower plate mark; vertical centrefold, two closed tears from lower edge. A strong impression.
A black servant respectfully brings a morning letter to his affluent French mistress inside a lavish interior; a man observing from behind a curtain to right. Published by Jean Dieu de Saint-Jean (c.1655 - 1695) after his own design. From a series of prints illustrating the domestic life of an upper class French woman.
BNF: FRBNF41096070.
[Ref: 12314] £550.00
a Paris sur le Quay Pelletier, la Pomme d'or, au premier apartement. Avec privilege du Roy 1688.
Very scarce. Etching, image 355 x 385mm. 14 x 15¼". Trimmed to lower plate mark; vertical centrefold, two closed tears from lower edge. A strong impression.
A black servant respectfully brings a morning letter to his affluent French mistress inside a lavish interior; a man observing from behind a curtain to right. Published by Jean Dieu de Saint-Jean (c.1655 - 1695) after his own design. From a series of prints illustrating the domestic life of an upper class French woman.
BNF: FRBNF41096070.
[Ref: 12314] £550.00