Click image to view full screen
The Indiscretion
✓ Authenticity guarantee · ✓ Specialist condition report · ✓ Insured worldwide shipping · ✓ Private-room viewing
<em>The Indiscretion </em>is from a suite of three scenes of women sharing secrets in the privacy of their boudoirs. The woman wearing a decadent hat has taken a love letter from the girl in white, who pleads with her older companion to give it back. Janinet refined the tools used in chalk-manner printmaking to create wash-manner etchings and engravings that imitate opaque watercolors, such as <em>The Lover’s Visit </em>and <em>The Surprised Lovers </em>on view nearby.
| Artist / Maker | Jean François Janinet |
|---|---|
| Date | 1788 |
| Culture / Origin | France |
| Medium | Color wash-manner engraving and etching |
| Dimensions | Sheet: 57.6 x 43 cm (22 11/16 x 16 15/16 in.); Platemark: 48.3 x 36.2 cm (19 x 14 1/4 in.) |
| Department | Prints |
| Type |
About the Artist
Jean François Janinet (French, 1752–1814) Full biography →
Provenance & Source
Image & data: Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0 / Public Domain.
Condition
A detailed condition report and high-resolution photography are available from our specialists in advance of the sale.
Shipping & Collection
Fine-art shipping with climate control and full insurance to over 120 countries; collection by appointment.
Buying at Matchless Pieces
Register, verify your identity, and bid online or in a private room. Buyer’s premium and taxes are shown before you confirm.
