Venus and Cupid on a Dolphin

1767

Louis-Marin Bonnet after Juste-François Boucher

Associated Names
Louis-Marin Bonnet

Artist, French, 1736 - 1793

Juste-François Boucher

Artist After, French, 1736 - 1782

The image shows a full view of a nude woman reclining on a bed of flowing fabric with a child. The woman has one arm raised above her head, resting against her hair, while the other arm cradles the child who leans against her body. The woman has soft facial features, gently closed eyes, and long hair cascading down her back. The child has curly hair and a calm expression. There are no jewelry or objects in the image. The background is textured and neutral, and the artwork is enclosed within a rectangular frame with an ornate presentation.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    chalk manner printed in black and white on blue paper

  • Credit Line

    Katharine Shepard Fund and Robison Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 40.6 x 27.5 cm (16 x 10 13/16 in.)
    sheet: 44.6 x 31.8 cm (17 9/16 x 12 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2010.86.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Herold 1935, no. 14, State ii/v

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Carel Joseph Frederik Johan Maassen, Amsterdam (Lugt 1774b). (sale, Reiss & Sohn oHG, Königstein im Taunus, 30 April 2010, no. 59); (via C. G. Boerner, Inc., New York); purchased 2010 by NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1935

  • Herold, Jacques. Louis-Marin Bonnet (1735-1793): Catalogue de l'oeuvre grave. Paris: La Societe pour l'etude de la gravure Francaise, 1935.

Inscriptions

below image in plate: F. Boucher delin / Tiré du Cabinet de Monsieur de Montullé Conseilleir d'Etat... / ...et chez la Ve. Chereau rue St. Jacques aux deux Piliers d'Or / L. bonnet sculp 1767

Wikidata ID

Q76552925

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