Young Woman Seated on a Bed (1764–67): Art, History and Details

Young Woman Seated on a Bed (1764–67) is in the Cleveland Museum of Art collection. The museum's creator attribution is Louis-Marin Bonnet (French, 1736–1793); François Boucher (French, 1703–1770).

The work and its context

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

This print emulates a traditional chiaroscuro drawing: dark outlines and shadows with white highlights on specially toned paper. In this later edition of the print, Bonnet modified the bed sheet so it discreetly lies across the woman’s thigh. The earlier version on display nearby, printed in red ink, is less modest.

Object facts

• Title: Young Woman Seated on a Bed
• Date: 1764–67
• Creator attribution: Louis-Marin Bonnet (French, 1736–1793); François Boucher (French, 1703–1770)
• Culture: France
• Type: Print
• Technique: chalk-manner etching and engraving printed in black and white on blue paper
• Dimensions: Sheet: 46.5 x 32.7 cm (18 5/16 x 12 7/8 in.); Platemark: 43.6 x 30.2 cm (17 3/16 x 11 7/8 in.)
• Collection: PR - Chalk Manner
• Department: Prints
• Accession number: 1988.151

Collection credit

John L. Severance Fund

Further reading listed by the museum

• "The Year in Review for 1988." The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 76, no. 2 (1989): 30-75.

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