{"product_id":"two-nude-female-figures-pl-ix-le-clerc","title":"Two Nude Female Figures, Pl. IX — Principes de Dessein","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn accomplished academic study of two nude female figures, executed in sanguine ink to evoke the warmth of a red chalk drawing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter J. Le Clerc; engraved by Roubillac. Plate IX from the \u003cem\u003eIXe Cahier de Principes de Dessein d'Après Nature\u003c\/em\u003e. Published by Mondhare et Jean, Paris, c. 1785. Dedicated to Louis Jean François Lagrenée.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cem\u003ePrincipes de Dessein d'Après Nature\u003c\/em\u003e was published in successive \u003cem\u003ecahiers\u003c\/em\u003e, each containing a set of plates after leading masters for use in French drawing schools. The dedication to Lagrenée — painter to the king and director of the French Academy in Rome — reflects the series' standing within the official academic establishment, while the printing in sanguine ink directly emulates the red chalk \u003cem\u003eacadémies\u003c\/em\u003e that students would have copied in the studio.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCopperplate engraving printed in sanguine ink. Sheet size approximately 41.4 × 29.7 cm. Very Good.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Phoenix Nest","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51808192397598,"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_-_004_thumb_1b618154-95d3-4cc7-a29b-d42641f0599a.jpg?v=1777682715","url":"https:\/\/phoenixnest.com.au\/products\/two-nude-female-figures-pl-ix-le-clerc","provider":"Phoenix Nest","version":"1.0","type":"link"}