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The Lover Surprised (L'Amant Surpris)

Charles-Melchior Descourtis after Frédéric Schall

c. 1798

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The story

A woman catches her sweetheart in a wooded park reading love letters, with a miniature portrait of her carried as a keepsake. A rosebush in bloom and a brook hint at fertility, while a nude statue on a pedestal seems to watch the pair.

Source, Cleveland Museum of Art

Object details

Title: The Lover Surprised (L'Amant Surpris)
Artist: Charles-Melchior Descourtis after Frédéric Schall
Date: c. 1798
Culture: Not recorded
Medium: Colour wash-manner etching and engraving
Object type: Prints
Collection: Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit line: Image source clevelandart.org. License CC0 (Cleveland Museum of Art Open Access, share_license_status=CC0).
Object number: EFA.0289
Original image: 2242 × 3000 px
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License evidence: See the license

Cite this object

Charles-Melchior Descourtis after Frédéric Schall. The Lover Surprised (L'Amant Surpris). c. 1798. Cleveland Museum of Art. Image source clevelandart.org. License CC0 (Cleveland Museum of Art Open Access, share_license_status=CC0). In The Secret Cabinet, https://thesecretcabinet.com/object/ea0289/