Rose et Colas

Jean-Baptiste Blaise Simonet

Associated Names
Jean-Baptiste Blaise Simonet

Artist, French, 1742 - 1813 or after

Pierre-Antoine Baudouin

Artist After, French, 1723 - 1769

The artwork depicts an interior scene with a rustic, domestic setting. On the left, a man stands with one arm raised, gazing upward. He wears period clothing, including a vest and breeches. A spinning wheel and a basket are positioned near him. To the right, a woman peeks out from behind a partially open door, her face partially obscured by fabric. She is surrounded by various household items, including a barrel filled with straw or hay and a large cabbage on the floor. The composition is rendered in fine lines, creating intricate textures and shadows throughout the scene.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and engraving

  • Credit Line

    Widener Collection

  • Accession Number

    1942.9.2515

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Portalis/Beraldi 1880, no. 6


Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1875

  • Bocher, Emmanuel. Pierre-Antoine Baudouin. Les gravures francaises du XVIIIe siecle, 2. Paris, 1875: 42 i/iii.

1880

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

Wikidata ID

Q64959102

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