La toilette

1771

Nicolas Ponce after Pierre-Antoine Baudouin with border by Charles-Nicolas Cochin II

Associated Names
Charles-Nicolas Cochin II

Artist, French, 1715 - 1790

Nicolas Ponce

Artist, French, 1746 - 1831

Pierre-Antoine Baudouin

Artist After, French, 1723 - 1769

The image depicts three individuals within an elegantly decorated room. In the center, a woman stands near a bed, slightly turned towards a seated man on the right. Beside her, another woman assists with her attire. The man is dressed in fine attire, with a waistcoat and breeches. The room features a richly adorned wall, heavy drapery framing a window, and a small dog sitting beside the women. An intricate border surrounds the entire composition, featuring floral motifs and circular designs.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and engraving

  • Credit Line

    Widener Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 40 × 29.6 cm (15 3/4 × 11 5/8 in.)
    sheet: 41.5 × 31.1 cm (16 5/16 × 12 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1942.9.2211

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Portalis/Beraldi 1880, no. 2

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

2019

  • Perfume and Seduction, Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens, Washington, 2019.

Bibliography

1875

  • Bocher, Emmanuel. Pierre-Antoine Baudouin. Les gravures francaises du XVIIIe siecle, 2. Paris, 1875: 48 iii/v.

1880

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

Wikidata ID

Q64960820

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