Description

Demarteau Gilles (1722-1776)

Figure of a woman in the garden

Demarteau figure of a woman in the garden – Engraving in pencil style, bistre

Nice proof on laid paper, number 536, by Demarteau after a drawing by Jean-Baptiste Le Prince, born on September 17, 1734 in Metz and died on September 30, 1781 in Lagny-sur-Marne, French painter and engraver. Engraving with the address of Demarteau i.e. “A Paris chez Demarteau Graveur du Roi rue de la Pelterie à la Cloche.”

Proof cut inside the copper – Small margins before the square line – Sheet size : H. 358 mm x W. 242 mm.

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