| Method | Mezzotint |
| Artist | Michel-Honoré Bounieu |
| Published | c. 1786 |
| Dimensions | Image 353 x 485 mm, Plate 379 x 486 mm, Sheet 393 x 525 mm |
| Notes |
Proof impression, before title, of this fine orientalist scene of dancers performing before an oriental prince. The prince sits, reclining, with his aid approaching from the right, a black servant in the background stares towards the second dancer playing a tambourine. Michel Honoré Bounieu (1740–1814) was a French painter and mezzotint engraver. Born in Marseilles, he was a member of the Academy at Paris and regularly exhibited his works at the Salon. Towards the end of the 18th century he was the keeper of prints at the Bibliothèque Nationale and later professor of drawing at the École des Ponts-et-Chaussées. Not in Roux (IFF) Ex.Col.: Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd Condition: Two small tears to top margin, small worm hole to bottom of image at centre, light crease bottom right corner of sheet and image. |
| Framing | mounted |
| Price | £700.00 |
| Stock ID | 17326 |