Le Billet Doux, Nicolas Delaunay, French, 1739–1792, Nicolas Lavreince, Swedish, 1737–1807, Engraving and etching on white paper, Print after a gouache work by Niclas Lafrensen, the younger. Shows an interior featuring a man and two women. The woman on the right is handed a folded letter by the standing man in the center, as she reaches towards him. She is seated with a small musical instrument is in her lap. The second woman appears to the left of the man; she is seated and reading a sheet of music. A harp, cello, and harpsichord stand to the right, and some books, music, and a box lie on the floor next to them. The interior is ornate, consisting of a mantle and large mirror in the center. The walls are decorated with roundels, sculptures, garlands, and Corinthian pilasters. The interior also includes a curtain on the left with a screen in front, candelabra on opposing sides of the mirror, and a carpet with an elaborate pattern. A cat is seated next to the fireplace in the center of the composition. A coat of arms and two lions appear below the image., Paris, France, 1778, figures, Print, Print
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Le Billet Doux, Nicolas Delaunay, French, 1739–1792, Nicolas Lavreince, Swedish, 1737–1807, Engraving, etching, white paper, Print, gouache work, Niclas Lafrensen, younger, interior featuring, man, two women, woman, right, handed, folded letter, standing man, center, reaches towards, seated, small musical instrument, lap, second woman, left, man, seated, reading, sheet, music, harp, cello, harpsichord stand, right, books, music, box lie, floor next, interior, ornate, consisting, mantle, large mirror, center, walls, decorated, roundels, sculptures, garlands, Corinthian pilasters, interior, includes, curtain, left, screen, front, candelabra, opposing sides, mirror, carpet, elaborate pattern, cat, seated next, fireplace, center, composition, coat, arms, two lions, image, Paris, France, 1778, figures, Print
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