Tête de femme de chambre Finoise
Medium
crayon manner
Dimensions
149; 182
About this artwork
Buste van een Fins kamermeisje, en profil, met een grote oorbel.
Art Historical Context
**Tête de femme de chambre Finoise (1768) by Louis Marinnet captures the poised profile of a Finnish chambermaid in a bust portrait. Rendered in *crayon manner*a innovative 18th-century printmaking technique that mimics the soft texture of pastel crayons on paper—this intimate work measures just 182 × 149 mm, inviting close admiration. Bonnet, a masterful French engraver (1736–1793), this method using etched plates inked with colored crayons, producing luminous effects that blurred the line between drawing and print, making fine art more accessible to collectors. The subject's elegant profile...
About the Artist
Louis Marin Bonnet · 1736–1793
Comment on works: Copper engraver