Gilles Demarteau, “Bagpipe Player”, c. 1766, after François Boucher

Gilles Demarteau (1722–1776)
“Bagpipe Player” (also known as “Joueur de Cornemuse”), c. 1766 (1756–1776), after the design by François Boucher (1703–1770)

Technical Details & Condition:
Etching (possibly with engraving) in the crayon manner, printed in sanguine coloured ink on heavy laid paper with small margins.
Plate 80 from a series dedicated to the collection of Madame Dazaincourt (also known as Madame Blondel Dazaincourt and Madame d'Azaincourt), published with royal privilege in Paris by Gilles Demarteau. This plate was printed on the same page as Plate 81, “Jeune Paysanne”.

The impression is strong and well-printed. Aside from minor surface marks, the sheet is in good condition, free of tears, holes, folds, abrasions, and significant stains.

Dimensions:
• Sheet: 27.4 x 20.5 cm
• Inner image borderline: 19.8 x 13.5 cm

Plate Lettering below the image borderline:
• Left: “Boucher inv delin.”
• Centre: “Du Cabinet de Madame Dazaincourt / Paris chez Demarteau avec Priv. du Roi.”
• Right: “Demarteau lne. Sculp. / No. 80.”

References:
• Leymarie 80 (Leopold de Leymarie, 1896, L'œuvre de Gilles DeMarteau l'Aine graveur du roi, Paris, Georges Rapilly, p. 34, cat. no. 80) https://archive.org/details/loeuvredegillesd00leym/page/34/mode/2up
• IFF 80 (Marcel Roux, 1949, Inventaire du Fonds Français Graveurs du XVIIe: DAMONTOT–DENON, Paris, Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Département des Estampes, vol. 6, p. 365, cat. no. 80) https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k54967066/f369
• The Musée du Louvre describes this print: https://collections.louvre.fr/ark:/53355/cl020549704

Price & Shipping:
AU$269 (approximately US$178.68 / €153.43 / £134.02), including worldwide express shipping. Import duties and taxes are the buyer’s responsibility.

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