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Paris, 1854-1889, Le B. 439."},{"reference":{"text":"","id":""},"details":"","free":"Hérold, Jacques. <u>Louis-Marin Bonnet (1736-1793): Catalogue de l'Oeuvre Gravé</u>. Paris, 1935. H.295."},{"reference":{"text":"","id":""},"details":"","free":"<u>Regency to Empire: French Printmaking 1715-1814.</u> Baltimore Museum of Art, 1984. Exhibition catalogue no. 65, p. 201."}],"production":"","productionType":{"text":"","id":""},"contentDescription":"","contentPlaces":[],"associatedPlaces":[],"contentPerson":[],"associatedPerson":[],"contentOrganisations":[],"associatedOrganisations":[],"contentPeople":[],"associatedPeople":[],"contentEvents":[],"associatedEvents":[],"contentOthers":[{"text":"milkmaids","id":"x31397"}],"contentConcepts":[],"contentLiteraryRefs":[],"galleryLabels":[{"text":"Jones Galleries\r\n\r\nThe Milk Woman\r\nFrench; 1774\r\nLouis-Marin Bonnet (1736-1793)\r\nCrayon manner etching in black, blue, red and gold\r\n\r\nThis print mimics a chalk drawing. The innovative use of gold leaf in the printing, created a luxury object aimed at a fashion-conscious market. In France the use of gold leaf was restricted to certain types of trades such as furniture gilding and bookbinding. To get round this, the lettering on this print tries to pass it off as an import to France, from England.","date":{"text":"1970s to 22/07/09","earliest":"1970-01-01","latest":"2009-07-22"}}],"partNumbers":["E.1548-1991"],"accessionNumberNum":"1548","accessionNumberPrefix":"E","accessionYear":1991,"otherNumbers":[],"copyNumber":"","aspects":["WHOLE"],"assets":[],"recordModificationDate":"2025-04-11","recordCreationDate":"2009-03-02","availableToBook":false}}