French school; c. 1810.

French school; c. 1810.
"The Madness of the Day" and "The Meeting of the Wonderful," c.1810.
Etchings illuminated with watercolor.
Shows rust stains and slight flaws in the frame.
It has a late 19th century frame.
Signed.
Measurements: 30 x 33 cm (x2); 38 x 48,5 cm (frames, x2).
Pair of illuminated engravings representing two scenes of gallant theme. Both are set in the 18th century, worked with great attention to detail, a strong descriptive spirit and a special care of the play of light. This type of scenes, with a gallant and hedonistic theme, cheerful and colorful, worked with a precious and descriptive workmanship, were frequent during the second half of the 19th century, within the context of historicism. They belong to the genre called "de casacones" in Spain, and of "tableautin" in France, characterized by works inspired by an idealized past, frequently of the XVII and XVIII centuries, normally of small or medium format and destined to an eminently bourgeois clientele.