Liefdesparen uit verschillende landen
1834 - 1838
Medium
lithography
Dimensions
375; 544
About this artwork
blad: hoogte 544 mm x breedte 375 mm
Art Historical Context
Achille Devéria’s *Liefdesparen uit verschillende landen* (1834–1838) captures the Romantic era’s fascination with love, exoticism, and cultural diversity. Created as a large-format lithograph measuring over half a meter in height, the print likely formed part of a series depicting romantic couples from various nations. Devéria, a leading French Romantic artist, specialized in such accessible yet evocative imagery that blended sensuality with ethnographic curiosity. Lithography was revolutionary at the time, allowing artists to produce richly detailed works that could be printed in multiples ...
About the Artist
Achille Devéria · 1800–1857
Achille Jacques-Jean-Marie Devéria (1800–1857) was a French painter and lithographer whose prolific output and sophisticated portrait work made him one of the most important visual chroniclers of French Romantic culture. Born in Paris on February 6, 1800, Devéria came of age during the Restoration period and became closely associated with the Romantic movement that dominated French arts and letter...