Le petit conseil

Jean-François Janinet after Nicolas Lavreince

Associated Names
Jean-François Janinet

Artist, French, 1752 - 1814

Nicolas Lavreince

Artist After, Swedish, 1737 - 1807

The image shows two women, one seated and the other standing. The standing woman is depicted from head to toe and is leaning against a small wooden table. She has features, a light complexion, and curly hair partially covered by a lace cap. She wears a long dress with a white shawl around her shoulders and a pink sash around her waist. Beside her on the table, there is a small book or pamphlet, and on the table behind her, there is a pitcher and a basin. The seated woman, shown from head to knees, is positioned in profile, looking up at the standing woman while resting her elbow on the table. She has curly hair and is also dressed in a long gown in hues of green and orange, with a light shawl similar to the standing woman's. The chair she sits on is ornate, and there is a footstool beside her. The background features a curtain and a patterned rug on the floor.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color aquatint

  • Credit Line

    Widener Collection

  • Accession Number

    1942.9.2371

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Portalis/Beraldi 1880, no. 45, State i


Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1944

  • French Prints and Drawings of the XVIIIth Century, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1944-1945, no catalogue.

Bibliography

1875

  • Bocher, Emmanuel. Nicolas Lavreince. Les gravures francaises du XVIIIe siecle, 1. Paris, 1875: 48.

1880

  • Portalis, baron Roger and Henri Beraldi. Les graveurs du dix-huitieme siecle. 2 parts, 3 vols. each part. Paris, 1880.

Wikidata ID

Q64959204

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