Code: 11236
Dimensions:
“Veillez Amans si L’Amour Dort” (Take Care Lovers, If Love Sleeps)
Angelica Kauffmann, R.A. (1741-1807)
Engraved by Francesco Bartolozzi, R.A. (1728–1815)
Stipple Engraving Printed in Sepia
Published by Antonio Cesare Poggi (1744-1836)
London, 1783
Presented framed with broad margins in a good antique Hogarth style frame.
Measures:-
28.8 cm x 31.8 cm (approx)
Literature:-
No. 1180 in Andrew W. Tuer "Bartolozzi and His Works: A Biographical and Descriptive Account of the Life and Career", London, Field & Tuer, 1881
For similar see Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam: RP-P-1950-292 (Bequest of Mr & Mrs Drucker-Fraser, Montreux)
Note:-
Angelica Kauffman's original watercolour, which has been assigned the title 'Love Sleeps' and which may have originally been conceived as the design for a fan, is held by the Victoria & Albert Museum (see V&A - E.539-1950).
