The Lover Heard by Jean Frédéric Schall|Louis Marin Bonnet

Medium

Stipple and wash manner, printed in orange-red, blue, yellow, and black inks

Dimensions

Sheet (trimmed): 12 5/8 × 9 13/16 in. (32 × 25 cm)

Classification

Prints

Department

Drawings and Prints

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Bequest of Mrs. Annie C. Kane, 1926

Accession Number

26.79.10

Tags

InteriorsMenLoversWomen

Art Historical Context

*The Lover Heard* (ca. 1785) is a charming color print created by French artist Jean Frédéric Schall, known for his Rococo-inspired genre scenes, and master engraver Louis Marin Bonnet. Produced on the eve of the French Revolution, this work exemplifies the refined elegance of late 18th-century French printmaking. Housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Drawings and Prints department, it measures about 12½ by 9¾ inches and was generously bequeathed by Mrs. Annie C. Kane in 1926. Crafted in stipple and wash manner—a dotted technique mimicking soft watercolor washes—the print is striking for...

About the Artist

Jean Frédéric Schall|Louis Marin Bonnet · 17521825

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