Author: Mare, Pieter de (1757-1796) after Chalon, Christina (1748-1808)
Title: Handgekleurde ets/handcolored etching: Standing young woman holding a child by hand [plate 22 from Zinspelende gedigjes, op de geestige printjes ge-etst door Pieter de Mare..., 1793]
Description: Page with plate 22, 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 Chr.a Chalon /f. Standing young woman holding a child by hand. Numbered twice: 22. 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: 128 x 84 mm, total: 200 x 117 mm; nice impression, slightly smudged.

Keywords: Farmers|Genre|Hand colored|Women