Louis Petit & Louis Leopold Boilly

Poussez Ferme (Firmly Close)

Louis Petit's original engraving, Poussez Ferme is based upon a design created by the French artist, Louis Leopold Boilly. This impression published during the Mid to later part of the 19th century. Poussez Ferme comes at the end of a great 18th century French tradition -- the 'Estampe Gallant' -- which chronicled the pastimes of the nobility. Roughly translated the title reads; (Firmly Close). This is a fine original example of the engraved art created by Louis Petit Louis Leopold Boilly and the 'Estampe Gallant' art created during the late 18th century.

Original Engraving by the French artist, Louis Petit designed by Louis Leopold Boilly.

Poussey Ferme

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Title:	Poussez Ferme (Firmly Close)
Engraver:	Petit, Louis (Paris, 1760 - 1812)
Designer:	Boilly, Louis Leopold (La Bassee (Lille) (1761 - Paris, 1845)
Date:	c. 1795 - 1810 (Mid to Later part of the 19th century Impression)
Medium:	Original Engraving
Source:	Estampe Gallant
Note:	Louis Petit: A Parisian designer and engraver, Louis Petit was a student of N. Ponce. In the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, he executed a number of fine, engravings, such as this original engraving entitled, Poussez Ferme after the works of contemporary French artists.
	Louis Leopold Boilly: In his early years, Boilly was primarily a portrait painter. But by 1730, he had completed a large number of works in all genres. Today, the artist is remembered most for his fine series of caricatures. In 1833, Boilly received the coveted French Legion of Honour. Many of his paintings ar in the permanent collection of the Louvre.
	Poussez Ferme comes at the end of a great 18th century French tradition -- the 'Estampe Gallant' -- which romantically, chronicled the pastimes of the nobility. This particular engraving details a young woman in the act of a secret affair. The elderly husband or father, is temporarily banned entrance so that the romantically inclined young man can manage his escape. Altogether, a delightful scene.
Size:	16 1/2 X 18 (Sizes in inches are approximate, height preceding width of plate-mark or image.)
	Matted with 100% Archival Materials
Buy Now	Price: $395.00 US
Condition:	Printed on late 18th century or early 19th wove paper and with margins extending about half an inch from the plate mark. Slight water staining is evident in the lower right corner and several tears (restored with acid-free tape) are visible within the image. Otherwise a great example of the very scarce Estampe Gallante prints.
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