Le danger du tete-a-tete

Jean-Baptiste Blaise Simonet after Pierre-Antoine Baudouin

Associated Names
Jean-Baptiste Blaise Simonet

Artist, French, 1742 - 1813 or after

Pierre-Antoine Baudouin

Artist After, French, 1723 - 1769

The image shows a man and a woman with visible upper bodies seated in an ornate interior setting. The woman is sitting on a chair, while the man is kneeling beside her, gesturing towards her. The woman has her hair styled in an elaborate updo and is wearing an elegant gown. The man is dressed in an 18th-century style suit. The setting is lavish with decorative elements such as drapery, a ceramic vase, and intricate furniture. The room is furnished with carved chairs, and a patterned carpet is seen on the floor. The decor reflects an aristocratic style.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and engraving

  • Credit Line

    Widener Collection

  • Accession Number

    1942.9.2196

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Portalis/Beraldi 1880, no. 4


Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1875

  • Bocher, Emmanuel. Pierre-Antoine Baudouin. Les gravures francaises du XVIIIe siecle, 2. Paris, 1875: 18 ii/iii.

1880

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

Wikidata ID

Q64959090

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