Eugène Bourgeois (after)
Sauvé (engraver)
L'Amabilité [Kindness]
La Prière [The Prayer]
Bassett, Rue St. Jacques No. 64, Paris : August 19, 1815 (L'Amabilité)
and July 6, 1816 (La Prière)
Black and white aquatints
19.5 x 15 inches, image
22 x 16 inches, overall
$450 each
Neoclassical Allegorical Prints
French: 1815-1816
French: 1815-1816
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La Prière [The Prayer] (left) and L'Amabilité [Kindness] (right) with details below. |
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Pair of allegorical prints from a series published by Bassett after Eugène Bourgeois depicting virtues: "La Prière" showing a woman in prayer with clasped hands and "L'Amabilité," kindness. The women are rendered in "the black pencil manner after Bourgeois," in a French empire style, with elaborate hairstyles and ornaments. Legend on prints state that they were engraved for the Bureau of Engraving ("Bureau des Estampes").
Condition: Generally very good with the usual overall light toning and wear.