The Two Lovers (Les Deux amants)

1750

Gabriel Jacques de Saint-Aubin

Associated Names
Gabriel de Saint-Aubin

Artist, French, 1724 - 1780

The image shows two individuals in a natural setting. One person is kneeling and leaning towards the other, who is seated on a rock. The kneeling person has long, wavy hair and visible clothing details. The seated person has curly hair and is wearing a flowing garment. Flowers and a musical instrument are near their feet. The background consists of dense foliage, trees, and shrubbery.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 11.5 × 12 cm (4 1/2 × 4 3/4 in.)
    sheet: 13.9 × 14.8 cm (5 1/2 × 5 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1958.8.146

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Dacier 1931, no. 140, State only

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1985

  • Figure Prints from the National Gallery's Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1985-1986, no cat.

Bibliography

1929

  • Dacier, Emile. Gabriel de Saint-Aubin, peintre, dessinateur et graveur. 2 vols. Paris: G. van Oest, 1929-1931.

Inscriptions

recto: in plate, in image, at lower left: G. de St. aubin 1750; verso: at lower center in graphite in later hand: G. de St. Aubin Le Deux Amants (Dacier 3) / epr. [indecipherable]

Markings

recto: none; verso: National Gallery of Art

Watermarks

none

Wikidata ID

Q65224571

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