Vidal M Gerard (2 results)

Couverture souple. Condition: Bon état. In-8 broché 24 cm sur 15. Pagination de 340 à 448. 108 pages. Bon état d'occasion.

'C'EST POUR LUI QUE JE LES RASSEMBLES.'('It is for him that I collected these'), a lady in a chair with flowers (roses) around her, probably for the man to whom the sword and sash to the left belong. A servant girl stands in attendance, a cat is prowling and a dog is growling.Made by Vidal after M.elle Gerard.Medium: Stipple engraving and etching on hand laid (verge) paper.Sheet size: 56.5 x 49.5 cm (22.24 x 19.49 inch). Image size: 53 x 45.5 cm. (20.87 x 17.91 inch).ROSES-LADY-SERVANT | DPO-PCO-LARGEBACKGROUND INFORMATIONSeparately published master print, published ca. 1780 (estimate).Biography engraver: Gerard Vidal (1742-1801) was a French publisher/printer; printmaker. Marguerite Gerard (1761-1837) was a French painter and etcher. She was the daughter of Marie Gilette and perfumer Claude Gerard. She was the sister-in-law of Jean-Honore Fragonard, and when she was 14 she came to live with him. She became Fragonard's pupil in the mid 1770's and studied painting, printmaking and drawing. Condition: good, given age. Light foxing. Light ghosting from previous matting. . General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully. M.elle Gerard (illustrator).…