The Tender Desire (Le Tendre désir)

c. 1761

Manuel Salvador Carmona after Jean-Baptiste Greuze

Associated Names
Manuel Salvador Carmona

Artist, Spanish, 1734 - 1820

Jean Massard

Publisher, French, 1740 - 1822

Jean-Baptiste Greuze

Artist After, French, 1725 - 1805

The image depicts a portrait of a woman shown from the waist up. She is in a reclined pose, with her head turned upwards. Her facial features are soft and delicate, and her hair is styled in loose waves. She is wearing a draped garment that reveals part of her shoulder and chest. Surrounding her is an ornate oval frame with floral designs. Below the portrait, there are decorative elements, including a coat of arms and two cherubs. The background inside the frame is plain, while the outer area features floral and ornamental artwork.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Widener Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 58.1 × 43.4 cm (22 7/8 × 17 1/16 in.)
    plate: 39.5 × 28.8 cm (15 9/16 × 11 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1942.9.2352


Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

recto: in plate, in image, at lower center: LE TENDRE DESIR; in plate, below image, at left: Greuze; in plate, below image, at center: Massard Excudit; in plate, below image, at right: Cxxxx; verso: at lower right in graphite in later hand: K206 [circled] / Fr 133

Markings

none

Watermarks

to be identified

Wikidata ID

Q64960109

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