Les Cerises (Cherries)
c.1766-1789
Medium
Etching and engraving on ivory laid paper
Dimensions
Image: 30.6 × 22.6 cm (12 1/16 × 8 15/16 in.); Sheet: 40.5 × 30 cm (16 × 11 13/16 in.)
Classification
etching
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
30221
Art Historical Context
**Les Cerises (ries)** Nicolas Ponce a prominent French engraver the late 18th, created *Les Cer* around 17661789. This delicate captures the simple allure of, rendered in etching and on ivory laid paper—a luxurious choice that enhanced subtle tones and fine details Measuring 30.6 22.6 cm the image, it exemplifies refined printmaking traditions of-era France, where such adorned private collections and scholarly. Ponce's technique masterfully etching's fluid lines with engraving's precise incisions, allowing for rich textures that mimic the juicy sheen of fruit. Active during the transition ...