Le modèle honnête

1770

Jean-Michel Moreau and Jean-Baptiste Blaise Simonet after Pierre-Antoine Baudouin

Associated Names
Jean-Baptiste Blaise Simonet

Artist, French, 1742 - 1813 or after

Jean-Michel Moreau the Younger

Artist, French, 1741 - 1814

Pierre-Antoine Baudouin

Artist After, French, 1723 - 1769

There is a detailed drawing of multiple figures in a richly decorated room. The central figure is a woman seated on a raised platform with her upper body and a portion of her legs exposed. She appears to be interacting with two other figures: one assisting her with draping fabric, while the other is seated in front of a large easel. The seated figure is likely an artist. The woman has soft facial features and styled hair, covered by a cloth. The other figures are dressed in elaborate 18th-century fashion. The room has patterned curtains, framed artwork, an ornate chair and screen, a large rug, detailed moldings, and various paintings on the walls. A partially open window with heavy drapes allows light into the room.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and engraving

  • Credit Line

    Widener Collection

  • Accession Number

    1942.9.2218

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bocher 1882, no. 239


Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1875

  • Bocher, Emmanuel. Pierre-Antoine Baudouin. Les gravures francaises du XVIIIe siecle, 2. Paris, 1875: 34 ii/v.

1880

  • Portalis and Beraldi (Simonet), 3.

1882

  • Bocher, Emmanuel. Jean Michel Moreau le jeune. Les gravures francaises du XVIIIe siecle, 6. Paris: Damascene Morgand et Charles Fatout, 1882.

Wikidata ID

Q64959601

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