Cleveland Museum of Art

Young Woman Seated on a Bed

Date

1764–67

Medium

chalk-manner etching and engraving printed in black and white on blue paper

Culture

France, 18th century

Department

Prints

Institution

Cleveland Museum of Art

This print emulates a traditional chiaroscuro drawing: dark outlines and shadows with white highlights on specially toned paper. In this later edition of the print, Bonnet modified the bed sheet so it discreetly lies across the woman’s thigh. The earlier version on display nearby, printed in red ink, is less modest.

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