L'Oiseau privé

Jean-François Janinet after Jean Jacques Lagrenée II

Associated Names
Jean-François Janinet

Artist, French, 1752 - 1814

Jean Jacques Lagrenée II

Artist After, French, 1739 - 1821

The image shows a group of four people gathered indoors. Three full figures are in view, while one woman on the right is partially obscured behind another woman. The man, seated on the right, is slightly bent forward, holding a hat in his hands, with a small animal at his feet. He has short brown hair. His clothing includes a red jacket, a vest, and darker trousers. Two women and a child are positioned to his left. The woman closest to him has a headscarf and leans forward, resting her arm on a chair back and clasping her hand with the other woman, who is leaning over her shoulder. Both women are wearing white dresses and have a similar hairstyle with a head wrap or bonnet. The child, partially hidden, peeks over the second woman's shoulder, with visible blond curls. The room resembles a rustic interior with wooden beams and assorted items such as a large jug and a basket of sticks or flowers. A loft area can be seen at the top of the image.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color wash manner and etching

  • Credit Line

    Widener Collection

  • Accession Number

    1942.9.2377

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Portalis/Beraldi 1880, no. 38, State only


Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1880

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

Wikidata ID

Q64959212

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