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Nicolas De Launay Qu'en Dit L'Abb Framed Etching 21x16 French Antique 1788
Nicolas Delaunay (1739-1792) after a design by Niclas Lafrensen, the younger, also known as Nicolas Lavreince (1737-1807), Qu’en dit l’Abbe? [What would the Abbot say?]. Unfinished proof copy, ca.1788. Etching and engraving. Graphic Arts French prints.
The Swedish miniature painter Niclas Lafrensen created this Rococo scene in gouache to be engraved by the Parisian master printer Nicolas Delaunay and sold through the fine print market. The print is dedicated to Countess d’Ogny, wife of a young nobleman Claude-François-Marie Rigolet, Comte d’Ogny (1757-1790). We see Madame d’Ogny choosing wallpaper, taking a singing lesson, and having her hair done while entertaining guests in an elegant sitting room.
Date printed: 1788
Origin: France
Good condition. Some frame wear and some water stains in lower center of image.
Framed with glass. Size: 16" x 21"
Print size: 18 15/16 x 14 in.
3 lb
SKU 7980
Nicolas Delaunay (1739-1792) after a design by Niclas Lafrensen, the younger, also known as Nicolas Lavreince (1737-1807), Qu’en dit l’Abbe? [What would the Abbot say?]. Unfinished proof copy, ca.1788. Etching and engraving. Graphic Arts French prints.
The Swedish miniature painter Niclas Lafrensen created this Rococo scene in gouache to be engraved by the Parisian master printer Nicolas Delaunay and sold through the fine print market. The print is dedicated to Countess d’Ogny, wife of a young nobleman Claude-François-Marie Rigolet, Comte d’Ogny (1757-1790). We see Madame d’Ogny choosing wallpaper, taking a singing lesson, and having her hair done while entertaining guests in an elegant sitting room.
Date printed: 1788
Origin: France
Good condition. Some frame wear and some water stains in lower center of image.
Framed with glass. Size: 16" x 21"
Print size: 18 15/16 x 14 in.
3 lb
SKU 7980
