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Title |
Framed Intaglio Print, "La Comparaison des Petits Pieds", 18th-19th Cenury |
Object Name |
Print, Intaglio |
Description |
Framed Intaglio Print, "La Comparaison des Petits Pieds", 18th-19th Cenury. Alexandre Chaponnier print after painting by Louis-Léopold Boilly. Color print shows two female figures in an interior room gazing at their feet. The figure on the left sits with her leg bent so that her right foot rests on her left knee. She wears a blue dress and a wide-brimmed hat. The female figure on the right wears a white dress that is open at the neck exposing her breasts. She lifts up her skirt with one hand and holds out her left foot slightly above the floor. At right, the door to the room is open and a male figure is visible crouched near the floor with his arms reaching under the white dress of the female figure. Large blue drapes appear in the top left corner of the image and there are several pieces of wood furniture with bottles and boxes in the background. "LA COMPARAISON des PETITS PIEDS" printed at bottom center below the image. Small text just below the left border reads, "Boilly pt." and at right, "Chaponnier st." Print frame is wood with gold painted surface. |
Date |
18th-19th Cenury |
Creator |
Chaponnier, Alexandre |
Role |
Engraver |
Creator |
Boilly, Louis Léopold |
Role |
Artist |
Medium |
Ink/Paper |
Catalog Number |
2012.016.003 |
Dimensions |
H-19.25 W-15.5 D-1 inches |
Dimension Details |
19.25 x 15.5 x 1 (overall with frame); 16 x 12.5 (print, measured through glazing) |
Collection |
3D - Documentary Objects |
Inscription Text |
"LA COMPARAISON des PETITS PIEDS" (printed at bottom center below the image); "Boilly pt." (printed below left corner of border); "Chaponnier st." (printed below left corner of border) |
Provenance |
From the early generations of the George Howard (Agness' 2nd husband) Family. 2012.016.001 Shaving Mirror was used on 2012.016.002 Writing table in the Howard Home. |
Search Terms |
Art Howard Estate Howard Family Howard, Agnes Poett Howard, George |
Subjects |
Art Feet Interiors Men Prints Women |
People |
Howard, Agnes Poett Howard, George Chaponnier, Alexandre Boilly, Louis Léopold |
Credit line |
Courtesy of Virginia Howard Siegman |