Description: ORIGINAL 18th CENTURY FRENCH ETCHING STUDY OF A WOMAN, after LODOVICO CARRACCI. A pensive woman, (possibly a Sibyll ?), seated, her head cupped in her right hand, looking right. By BERNARD PICART (French, 1673-1733) Signed and fully inscribed in the caption area at the bottom. Platemark measures 22 x 13.5 cms. The print comes from the publication "Innocent Impostures: or, A collection of prints after various illustrious painters.." published posthumously by Picart's widow in 1734 - a year after his death. The work was published in Amsterdam, Chez La Veuve De Bernard Picart; Sur le Cingel, MDCCXXXIV [1734] Plate number 16 at top right corner. CONDITION. Very good. No problems. Printed on "laid" paper, the platemark is intact and there are good margins beyond. References: Check it out in the British Museum, London: 1861,1109. 758 Dimier (1928) Les peintres francais du XVIIIe siecle, histoire des vies et catalogue des oeuvres. Royal Academy of Arts London (library) ref. 07/2328 for the volume and well as the British Museum's copy. BERNARD PICART was born in Paris in 1673, son of Etienne Picart (called "Le Romain"), also an engraver. Bernard studied art and engraving under Charles Le Brun, Benoit Audran and Sebastien LeClerc, all top-rank masters. In 1711 he moved to Amsterdam, having previously obtained several engraving commissions from that city. He went on to become one of the finest engravers of his age, and was very prolific, working on many major important projects. When he died, his widow published the prestigious volume from which the present print comes, largely a selection of his engravings after the Old Masters, as well as his own compositions which were entirely in the Old Master tradition. Picart is a "museum quality" artist, and his work can be found in most of the leading museums worldwide. The British Museum has over 1000 of his prints, including the full set of the "Innocentes Impostures...." ***ALL MY ITEMS ARE SENT - UK & WORLDWIDE - BY TRACKED/SIGNED ROYAL MAIL SERVICE, FOR EVERYONE'S PEACE OF MIND. *** I COMBINE ITEMS FOR SHIPPING ***
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Artist: Bernard Picart
Originality: Original
Signed By: Bernard Picart
Size: Small
Signed: Yes
Date of Creation: Antique (Pre-1900)
Title: Study of a woman
Material: Paper
Region of Origin: France
Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
Print Surface: Paper
Subject: Figures, Mythology
Colour: Monochrome
Type: Print
Year of Production: 1734
Medium: Etching
Style: Old Master
Production Technique: Copper Engraving
Country/Region of Manufacture: Netherlands
Time Period Produced: 1700-1749
