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The Woman Taking Coffee
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This print belongs to a series created by Louis-Marin Bonnet featuring innovative color printing techniques derived from optical science to mimic the pastel drawings and miniature paintings highly sought by collectors. To increase the works’ appeal, the artist also developed a method for printing decorative frames by applying gold leaf. Hoping to evade strict governmental regulations on the uses of gold in France, he passed off his prints as English imports, which he sold at his store Au Magasin Anglois (At the English Shop). Bonnet’s elaborate ruse included English titles, the address of a London printshop, and a pseudonym, L. Marin.
| Artist / Maker | Louis-Marin Bonnet |
|---|---|
| Date | 1774 |
| Culture / Origin | France |
| Medium | Color pastel–manner etching and engraving with applied gold leaf |
| Dimensions | Image: 28.5 x 23.3 cm (11 1/4 x 9 3/16 in.); Sheet: 32.2 x 25 cm (12 11/16 x 9 13/16 in.) |
| Department | Prints |
| Type |
About the Artist
Louis-Marin Bonnet (French, 1736–1793) Full biography →
Provenance & Source
Image & data: Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0 / Public Domain.
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