You May Count on Me (1789): Art, History and Details

You May Count on Me (1789) is in the Cleveland Museum of Art collection. The museum's creator attribution is Augustin de Saint-Aubin (French, 1736–1807).

The work and its context

The museum's open-access catalogue describes the work:

This print is a companion to another depicting a woman telling her lover to "At Least be Discreet," as he slips out of her boudoir. Together the two prints depict a couple saying farewell after a romantic rendezvous. Here, both the man and the cherub beneath him proudly display a plucked rose as a symbol of sexual triumph. Amusingly, the prints actually depict the artist and his wife, whimsically portraying the mores and fashion of French aristocratic society during the 18th century.

Object facts

• Title: You May Count on Me
• Date: 1789
• Creator attribution: Augustin de Saint-Aubin (French, 1736–1807)
• Culture: France
• Type: Print
• Technique: etching and engraving
• Dimensions: Sheet: 38.5 x 27.8 cm (15 3/16 x 10 15/16 in.); Platemark: 36.5 x 26.5 cm (14 3/8 x 10 7/16 in.)
• Collection: PR - Etching
• Department: Prints
• Accession number: 2008.111.2

Collection credit

James Parmelee Fund

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