Louis-Marin Bonnet
Tête de Flore (Head of Flora)

ArtistFrench, 1736–1793
AfterFrench, 1703–1770
CultureFrench
Titles
  • Tête de Flore (Head of Flora)
Date1769
MediumPastel-manner engraving printed from eight plates in blue-green, dark-blue, pink-terracotta, brown, carmine, umber, black, and white with additional color printed à la poupée on laid paper, state I/II
DimensionsSheet: 16 7/16 × 13 1/4 in. (41.8 × 33.6 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Marjorie G. and Evan C. Horning Print Endowment
Object number2022.246
Not on view

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Object Type
ProvenanceThe artist, 18th century; [Susan Schulman Fine Art, Inc., New York, as of 2021-2022]; purchased by MFAH, 2022.
Exhibition HistoryNone known for this impression
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Recto: Inscribed on plate, bottom left corner: Bonnet 1769
None known
Catalogue raisonnéHerold p. 123–26, no. 192 i/ii

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