{"product_id":"venus-and-cupid-bouchardon","title":"Venus and Cupid — Principes de Dessein","description":"\u003cp\u003eA graceful mythological scene executed in the \u003cem\u003emanière de crayon\u003c\/em\u003e, faithfully imitating the warmth of a red chalk drawing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter Louis Doré; engraved by Edmé Bouchardon. 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, gathering plates by leading eighteenth-century masters. Bouchardon, more celebrated as a sculptor than an engraver, brought a sculptor's sense of modelled volume to his prints; here he translates a Doré composition into the soft, chalky vocabulary that defined French academic instruction in the period.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEtching and engraving in crayon manner. Sheet size approximately 41.8 × 29.7 cm. Very Good.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Phoenix Nest","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51808192332062,"sku":null,"price":320.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0984\/5660\/0862\/files\/Principes_De_Dessein_-_002_thumb_abb1506d-62c2-4759-a107-23406b6ecebf.jpg?v=1777682705","url":"https:\/\/phoenixnest.com.au\/products\/venus-and-cupid-bouchardon","provider":"Phoenix Nest","version":"1.0","type":"link"}