{"product_id":"hope-seve","title":"Hope — Principes de Dessein","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn elegant allegorical figure of Hope, rendered in the \u003cem\u003emanière de crayon\u003c\/em\u003e to imitate the soft warmth of a red chalk drawing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eL'Espérance\u003c\/em\u003e. After Jacques Eustache de Sève; engraved by Jean-Baptiste Boudard. From \u003cem\u003ePrincipes de Dessein d'Après Nature\u003c\/em\u003e. Published by Mondhare et Jean, Paris, c. 1785.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cem\u003ePrincipes de Dessein d'Après Nature\u003c\/em\u003e compiled academic figure studies for use in French drawing schools, drawing on plates by leading eighteenth-century masters. Allegorical figures of the cardinal and theological virtues — Faith, Hope, Charity — formed a staple of academic instruction, providing students with idealised draped figures whose poses and gestures had been refined through centuries of European tradition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEtching and engraving in crayon manner. Sheet size approximately 41.4 × 29.7 cm. Very Good.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Phoenix Nest","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51808192364830,"sku":null,"price":300.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0984\/5660\/0862\/files\/Principes_De_Dessein_-_003_thumb_b057f3a2-6a46-4eb5-829c-9bb3b6cda174.jpg?v=1777682709","url":"https:\/\/phoenixnest.com.au\/products\/hope-seve","provider":"Phoenix Nest","version":"1.0","type":"link"}