Ah! Laisse-moi donc voir

Jean-François Janinet

Associated Names
Jean-François Janinet
Artist, French, 1752 - 1814
Nicolas Lavreince
Artist After, Swedish, 1737 - 1807
The artwork titled "Ah! Laisse-moi donc voir" depicts a scene in an outdoor setting. A man and a woman are shown from head to toe, standing closely together. The man is dressed in a purple coat, beige trousers, and a ruffled shirt, holding a hat in one hand and gesturing towards a statue with the other. He has short, styled hair and a feathered accessory on his head. The woman wears a white dress with a sash and gloves, and her hair is adorned with a blue ribbon and a floral headpiece. She holds a small bouquet of flowers and leans on the man's shoulder. They are surrounded by greenery and a statue of a classical male figure partially obscured by foliage. The background features trees and a partly cloudy sky.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color aquatint

  • Credit Line

    Widener Collection

  • Accession Number

    1942.9.2363

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Portalis/Beraldi 1880, no. 46, State ii

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1875

  • Bocher, Emmanuel. Nicolas Lavreince. Les gravures francaises du XVIIIe siecle, 1. Paris, 1875: 2 ii/ii.

1880

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

Wikidata ID

Q64959190

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