L'indiscretion 
(1788) by Jean François Janinet after the Swedish Painter Nicolas Lavreince  
Jean François Janinet, the chief master of the French colour engraving 
worked primarily from the compositions of other artists.
This edition early 20th Century Photogravure colour print on a 'creamy' wove paper 
watermarked 'St Winifred' clear plate mark and blank to verso
Overall good condition with light age tone to boarders

Engraved within platemark 12.5" x 10.25" (320mm x 260mm)
Approx Sheet size: 16.75" x 13.5" 425mm x 340mm)
Beautiful print ready for mount and framing

Because of its high quality and richness, photogravure was used for both original fine art prints 
and for photo-reproduction of works from other media such as paintings.
Photogravure registers a wide variety of tones, through the transfer of etching ink 
from an etched copper plate to special dampened paper run through an etching press. 
The unique tonal range comes from photogravure's variable depth of etch, that is, the shadows 
are etched many times deeper than the highlights

A GENUINE ANTIQUE PRINT 
from RARE MAPS AND PRINTS