CAZENAVE Frédéric (1770 - 1843) - "Optics". 1793. Dotted engraving after Louis Boilly (1761 - Paris 1845), printed in colors. Ref: I.F.F, n°4. Proof with the letter, on laid paper. In Paris, at the author's house; rue Jacques n°13 in front of the rue de la parcheminerie". Margins of the copper. L'Optique is both an intimate genre scene and a portrait, two themes favored by Boilly. The young woman is Louise-Sébastienne Gély, whom Danton married for the second time in 1793, and the boy is Antoine, son of the tribune's first marriage: he is looking at prints through an optical instrument. 66 x 50,5 cm. Condition B/C (cut inside the copper mark, some stains, handling marks and accidents).
Result
Not sold
Buyer's premium
28%
CAZENAVE Frédéric (1770 - 1843) - "Optics". 1793. Dotted engraving after Louis Boilly (1761 - Paris 1845), printed in colors. Ref: I.F.F, n°4. Proof with the letter, on laid paper. In Paris, at the author's house; rue Jacques n°13 in front of the rue de la parcheminerie". Margins of the copper. L'Optique is both an intimate genre scene and a portrait, two themes favored by Boilly. The young woman is Louise-Sébastienne Gély, whom Danton married for the second time in 1793, and the boy is Antoine, son of the tribune's first marriage: he is looking at prints through an optical instrument. 66 x 50,5 cm. Condition B/C (cut inside the copper mark, some stains, handling marks and accidents).