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Louis-Marin BONNET, Love asking Venus to return his weapons, 1768, Gravure en manière de crayon sur papier bleu d’après François Boucher, Galerie Paul Prouté Paris

Louis-Marin BONNET

Paris 1736 – 1796

Love asking Venus to return his weapons

1768
Chalk manner engraving on blue paper after François Boucher
268 × 364 mm (image), probably trimmed before the copper mark
Very fine impression in an intermediate state between the first and second states (out of 5), featuring the letter but lacking the names of Boucher and Bonnet and Bonnet’s address; small spots along the top and bottom edges; a horizontal fold on the letter on the left.
On the reverse, a small crease and small spots.
Provenance: Otto Schäfer (Lugt 5881), C.F. Bisshop (L. 2770 b).
References: IFF 13, Herold 17, Jean-Richard [Boucher] 346

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