Le Mouton Favori

by Robert Gaillard, after Charles Eisen

$650 · Offered by Donald A. Heald Rare Books · No longer available

A charming Rococo print by the Parisian engraver Robert Gaillard, after the celebrated genre painter Charles Eisen. Charles Eisen 1720-1778 was renowned for his charming genre paintings, which were immensely popular with an art market eager for romantic images. Eisen's charm and grace, as well as his considerable talent, brought him to the attention of the King's mistress, Madame du Pompadour. Through her influence Eisen soon became a popular Court painter and a professor

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