Description Medium: Aquatint with plate (a la Poupee) colouring on hand laid (verge) paper. Sheet size: 35 x 40 cm (13.78 x 15.75 inch). Image size: 22 x 27 cm. (8.66 x 10.63 inch). Condition: very good, given age. Trimmed to oval image. Browning and foxing in margin. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully. JANINET, LOUIS DOUBLET, AQUATINT, FRIENDSHIP, ROCOCO PRINT, FRENCH COLOR ENGRAVING, SENTIMENTAL ART, 18TH-CENTURY PARIS, LE BAISER DE L’AMITI? | PCO-E23-48 BACKGROUND INFORMATION Source: unknown, to be determined. Biography engraver: Jean-Francois Janinet (1752?1814) was a leading French engraver and pioneer in the use of color aquatint, active in Paris. He produced numerous prints after contemporary painters and pastellists, particularly sentimental and genre scenes. Biography artist: Louis Doublet (active 18th century) was a French pastellist known for charming portraits and genre scenes. His works were frequently reproduced in prints by engravers such as Janinet.
