color heliogravure,velin paper 50 cm x 38 cm (plate imprint), signed. from plate l.d. "Boucher".
Heliogravure widespread in the 19th century was displaced later by rotogravure, because heliogravure is an expensive and very time-consuming method.Nowadays it is sometimes used in artistic graphics.Plates obtained by heliogravure can be supplemented by other methods of intaglio printing techniques.Occasionally this technique is also used in the reproduction of works of art,when it is necessary to create a small number of copies of very high quality
Francois Boucher - French painter creating in the decorative Rococo style. His compositions decorated many everyday objects, such as tapestries,porcelain, etc. He was particularly fond of painting idealized landscapes, shepherds and shepherdesses in silk costumes, acting out scenes of erotic and sentimental love.
