Il appliqua sur cette main un baiser que je sentis sur mon coeur

1777

Nicolas Delaunay after Jean-Michel Moreau

Associated Names
Nicolas Delaunay

Artist, French, 1739 - 1792

Jean-Michel Moreau the Younger

Artist After, French, 1741 - 1814

The image depicts two women standing side-by-side, facing each other. The woman on the left is holding a sheet of paper. The woman on the right is facing front, with her head slightly tilted towards her companion. Both women have elaborate hairstyles and wear opulent 18th-century gowns. A man is leaning on a piano or harpsichord, with his head resting on his hand. The room features a curtained backdrop and a panelled wall, with a music stand and a cello.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1949.5.509

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bocher 1882, no. 1427, State iv/v

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1953

  • Old Master Etchings and Engravings, Birmingham Museum of Art, AL, 1953.

Bibliography

1882

  • Bocher, Emmanuel. Jean Michel Moreau le jeune. Les gravures francaises du XVIIIe siecle, 6. Paris: Damascene Morgand et Charles Fatout, 1882.

Wikidata ID

Q65081514

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