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A finely detailed engraved copy of Jean-Baptiste Simeon Chardin's La Mere Laborieuse (1740) by Bernard Lepicie. The work depicts a mother teaching her daughter to make and mend clothes, with a yarn winder positioned to the left of the scene and a dog resting on the floor. The print features a French inscription within the plate below the image. Signed within the plate. On laid paper.
Condition
Signs of wear consistent with age including discolouration and light foxing to the paper. Slight wear to the edges with a 2cm paper tear repair.
Size
33 x 25.5cm (13.0" x 10.0")Sheet: 38.5 x 27.5cm (15.2" x 10.8") Plate: 38 x 27cm (15.0" x 10.6")
