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Zephyre and Flore
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About this work
Following the method of Bonnet, his mentor and colleague, Janinet created luxurious sets of color prints with printed gold frames and passed them off as foreign imports. Because the printmakers’ unauthorized use of gold leaf was eventually caught, only a limited number of gilded examples were produced. Impressions of these prints are scarce today, as many were ruined after being displayed in homes.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineZephyre and Flore, c. 1776. Jean François Janinet (French, 1752–1814), after Antoine Coypel (French, 1661–1722). Color wash-manner etching and engraving with applied gold leaf; sheet: 33.3 x 26.5 cm (13 1/8 x 10 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Robert D. Milne in memory of Leona E. Prasse, 1987.91
