Samuel William Reynolds I, Richard Parkes Bonington, and others
Le Billet doux
1828
Scroll
- Artist: Samuel William Reynolds I
- Artist: Richard Parkes Bonington
- Publisher: Gihaut frères
Le Billet doux
1828
Physical Qualities
Mezzotint, Sheet: 304 x 215 mm. (11 15/16 x 8 7/16 in.)
Plate: 242 x 189 mm. (9 1/2 x 7 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
The George A. Lucas Collection, purchased with funds from the State of Maryland, Laurence and Stella Bendann Fund, and contributions from individuals, foundations, and corporations throughout the Baltimore community
Object Number
1996.48.12855
Whitman describes three states, but none with the publisher's inscription of "Gihaut frères" as on this impression.
The Baltimore Museum of Art by purchase, 1996; The Maryland Institute College of Art, through Henry Walters, Baltimore, by bequest 1909; from George A. Lucas, Paris
Inscribed: Inscribed in plate: lower left "Bonnington pinxt."; lower center "Le Billet doux"; lower right "S. W. Reynolds sct."; along bottom "Gihaut Freres, éditeurs, Boulevard des Italiens, 5"
Markings: Collector's stamp: Philippe Burty (Lugt 413)
