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Les Offres Séduisantes

Print
ca. 1800 (made)
Artist/Maker
John Louis Délignon (printmaker)
Nicolas Lafrensen (artist)
Place of origin
Paris (made)

Interior of a room with a man at a writing desk holding a woman. Also in the room are a screen and armchair


Object details

Category
Prints
Object type
Print
TitleLes Offres Séduisantes (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Engraving
Brief description
Engraving by Jean Louis Délignon after Nicolas Lafrensen (or Lavreince), Les Offres Séduisantes; Paris, ca. 1800.
Physical description
Interior of a room with a man at a writing desk holding a woman. Also in the room are a screen and armchair
Dimensions
  • Height: 384mm
  • Width: 273mm
Content description
'Les offres seduisantes'. 18th century french print.
Marks and inscriptions
  • LES OFFRES SEDUISANTES
    Transliteration
    Lettered (title) centred below image
  • Lavreince pinx. (Lower left below image)
  • J.L. Délignon Sc. (Lower right below image)
  • A Paris chez Vidal Graveur rue des Noyers No. 29. (Lower centre below title)
Bibliographic references
  • Lawrence, H. W. and Dighton, B. L. French Line Engravings of the late XVIII century. (1910), no. 32, 4th state
  • The Age of Neo-Classicism (exh. cat.: The Royal Academy and The Victoria & Albert Museum, London, 9 September – 19 November 1972), p. 706.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.2807-1948

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O599165/les-offres-séduisantes-print-john-louis-délignon/
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