Antique Master Print-HERMIT-PRAY-TELL TRUTH-WOMEN-Marais-Greuze-c. 1810

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Antique print, titled: 'L' Hermite', (The hermit.) A blind hermit (or someone playing one) prays together with young women, probably predicting their love life. The woman bring gifts to pay the hermit. The hermit's assistant hold a case with small tokens for the women to take. Etching and engraving on a verge type hand laid paper. Description: Master print published by Massard, graveur du Roi in Paris, c. 1810. Artists and Engravers: Made by H. Marais after J.B. Greuze. Henri Marais (b. 1768) was a French engraver, student of J.B. Massard. Jean-Baptiste Greuze (1725-1805) was a French painter, born in Tournus. He was taken under the wing of Grandon, who later took him to Lyon and Paris. From 1757 he exhibited in the Salon of the Academie. Condition: Good, given age. Some folding. Some small tears in bottom and top margin, remargined using contemporary paper. Some paper loss in left bottom corner. Stain in bottom and left margin. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully. Storage location: TPC-P1-04 The overall size is ca. 26.8 x 22.7 inch. The image size is ca. 24.7 x 19.3 inch. The overall size is ca. 68 x 57.6 cm. The image size is ca. 62.8 x 49 cm. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 44494

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