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Friendship Put to the Test, L'Amitié a L'Epreuve, print, book illustration, Illustration for the story 'L'Amitié a L'Epreuve' from J.F. Marmontel's short story collection 'Contes moreaux'. Blandford leaves his future wife Coraly behind with his good friend Nelson and his sister. Coraly and Nelson fall in love with each other. When Blandford returns from his journey, Coraly must make a choice. Blandford and Nelson stand at the table in front of Coraly. Coraly faints and is supported by Nelson's sister., printmaker: N. de Boubers, unknown, after design by Hubert François Gravelot, Paris, after 1765 - c. 1780, paper, etching, engraving, etching and engraving, height 150 mm x width 85 mm, Created as an illustration for an edition by: Jean François Marmontel 'Contes moreaux'., fainting, swooning, woman given by one man to another man, yielding one's beloved, A finely detailed interior scene shows ornate wall paneling and a tall multi-paned window letting in light, with a decorative sconce on the wall and elaborate molding near the ceiling. In the foreground, three figures cluster around a seated woman wearing a voluminous, ruffled dress with floral decorations; one person supports her from behind while another kneels or leans beside her, taking her hand over a small table. Two men in period coats and tricorn hats stand nearby, one holding a handkerchief near his face and the other gesturing toward the seated woman. A small table with curved legs holds a bowl and other small objects, and a chair with carved legs sits to the side. Textured shading creates patterns on the floor and fabrics, and a vase of flowers or foliage is visible in the background on the left.

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Friendship Test L'Amitié L'Epreuve print book illustration Illustration story J.F Marmontel's short story collection Contes moreaux Blandford leaves future wife Coraly good friend Nelson sister Coraly Nelson fall love Blandford returns journey Coraly must choice Blandford Nelson stand table front Coraly faints supported Nelson's sister printmaker N de Boubers unknown design Hubert François Gravelot Paris 1765 - c 1780 paper etching engraving height 150 mm x width 85 mm Created illustration edition Jean François Marmontel fainting swooning woman given man another man yielding s beloved finely detailed interior scene ornate wall paneling tall multi-paned window letting light decorative sconce wall elaborate molding near ceiling foreground three figures cluster seated woman wearing voluminous ruffled dress floral decorations person supports another kneels leans beside taking hand small table Two men period coats tricorn hats stand nearby holding handkerchief near face gesturing seated woman curved legs holds bowl small objects chair carved legs sits side Textured shading creates patterns floor fabrics vase flowers foliage visible background left