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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 features a pastoral scene with a woman kneeling on grass, holding a basket of flowers near a cherubic statue on a stone pedestal. Lush trees cover the background, and the brushstrokes emphasize movement in the woman's clothing and the foliage. The color palette is soft with greens, earth tones, and hints of pink and blue. Two figures are visible in the distance, among hills under a partly cloudy sky.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color wash manner and etching

  • Credit Line

    Widener Collection

  • Accession Number

    1942.9.2380

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Portalis/Beraldi 1880, no. 56, State i

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

Q64959220

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