[Le Fruit de l'Amour Secret.]
[from the painting by P. Baudouin, engraved by Francois Voyez.]
[n.d., 1777.]
Engraving, proof before all letters. 465 x 335mm (18¼ x 13¼"), large margins on 3 sides.
An interior scene in which a baby, presumably the result of an illicit love affair, is taken from its distressed mother, who is comforted by a man and a woman. This engraving, after a gouache by Pierre Antoine Baudouin (1723-69), was advertised in 'Mercure de France', June 1777.
L & D 201, state ii. See Ref: 7367.
[Ref: 63352] £460.00
[n.d., 1777.]
Engraving, proof before all letters. 465 x 335mm (18¼ x 13¼"), large margins on 3 sides.
An interior scene in which a baby, presumably the result of an illicit love affair, is taken from its distressed mother, who is comforted by a man and a woman. This engraving, after a gouache by Pierre Antoine Baudouin (1723-69), was advertised in 'Mercure de France', June 1777.
L & D 201, state ii. See Ref: 7367.
[Ref: 63352] £460.00