Author: Mare, Pieter de (1757-1796) after Chalon, Christina (1748-1808)
Title: Handgekleurde ets/Handcolored etching: Young woman standing [plate 15 from Zinspelende gedigjes, op de geestige printjes ge-etst door Pieter de Mare..., 1793] (Staande jonge vrouw).
Description: Page with plate 15, designed by female painter Christina Chalon and etched by Pieter de Mare. De Mare collected the genre compositions by Chalon, he etched them in different states, and employed them in: Zinspelende gedigjes, op de geestige printjes ge-etst door Pieter de Mare.... The small plate is signed on the bottom: P.d.M. sc. and above Chr.a Chalon /f. A young woman standing, giving her shoulders to the beholder, holding a basket on her right arm. Numbered twice: 15. Chalon's drawings are extremely intimate and cute. These impressions are hand colored, which makes them even more pleasant. Hand-colored etchings on paper; plate: 130 x 75 mm, total: 200 x 117 mm; the surface somewhat scratched; light staining on the margins. Published in Amsterdam by Willem van Vliet 1793.

Keywords: Farmers|Genre|Hand colored|Professions|Women