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Young Woman Seated on a Bed
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Young Woman Seated on a Bed

Louis-Marin Bonnet (French, 1736–1793), artist; François Boucher (French, 1703–1770), artist · 1764–67 · chalk-manner etching and engraving printed in black and white on blue paper

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About this work

This print emulates a traditional chiaroscuro drawing: dark outlines and shadows with white highlights on specially toned paper. In this later edition of the print, Bonnet modified the bed sheet so it discreetly lies across the woman’s thigh. The earlier version on display nearby, printed in red ink, is less modest.

Cleveland Museum of Art’s own description
Credit lineYoung Woman Seated on a Bed, 1764–67. Louis-Marin Bonnet (French, 1736–1793), after François Boucher (French, 1703–1770). Chalk-manner etching and engraving printed in black and white on blue paper; sheet: 46.5 x 32.7 cm (18 5/16 x 12 7/8 in.); platemark: 43.6 x 30.2 cm (17 3/16 x 11 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1988.151
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