Antique French Les Cadeaux de Noce Baroque Wedding Palace Etching 25"

Description

Les Cadeaux de Noce, originally painted by Eva Gonzalez, etched by Adolphe Lalauze, printed by A. Beillet. Extracted from "Examples of Contemporary Art - Etchings from Representative Works by Living English and Foreign Artists" - Edited with Critical Notes by J. Comyns Carr - Published 1878 by Chatto and Windus. Leaf patterned composite frame with gold finish.

"Wedding presents, after Gonzalès: a procession of well-dressed women and men enters a lavishy decorated room; at centre a man carrying a small chest bows before the bride, who bows in return; on the right, in front of a fireplace, is a table supporting the unwrapped presents; the chimneypiece is surmounted by a mirror raising to the ceiling; the walls are adorned with ornament panels; a chandelier hangs from the ceiling." (Source: The British Museum)

"Eva Gonzalès (19 April 1849 – 6 May 1883) was a French Impressionist painter. She was one of the four most notable female Impressionists in the nineteenth century, along with Mary Cassatt (1844–1926), Berthe Morisot (1841–95), and Marie Bracquemond (1840–1916)."

"Adolphe Lalauze (8 October 1838 – 18 October 1906) was a prolific French etcher who made the illustrations for many books. He won various awards and was made a knight of the Legion of Honour." (Source: Wikipedia)

Condition

Good Overall - Gentle wear; discoloration to mat/print

Dimensions

25" x 1" x 21" / Sans Frame - 12" x 9" (Width x Depth x Height)