Les anges gardiens, Guardian angels with a sleeping child, L'eau-forte en 1880, French etching from 1880, print, Series number, 24, 30, watermark, collector's mark: 'AFE v S', printmaker: Édouard Toudouze, publisher: widow Alfred Cadart, Paris, 1880, paper, etching, drypoint, intaglio printmaking technique, height 198 mm x width 279 mm, watching a sleeping child, sleeping in bed, guardian angel, A monochrome etching shows three winged childlike figures arranged across a horizontal scene; two larger figures sit facing each other while holding a smaller sleeping figure between them. The left figure leans forward, one arm supporting the small figure and the other holding a curved object above it, while the right figure reaches toward the small figure with both hands and has a draped cloth around the waist. The small central figure is curled and appears to be asleep, partially covered by a cloth. Large feathered wings rise behind the seated figures, and soft folds of fabric lie beneath and...
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Les anges gardiens, Guardian angels with a sleeping child, L'eau-forte en 1880, French etching from 1880, print, Series number, 24, 30, watermark, collector's mark: 'AFE v S', printmaker: Édouard Toudouze, publisher: widow Alfred Cadart, Paris, 1880, paper, etching, drypoint, intaglio printmaking technique, height 198 mm x width 279 mm, watching a sleeping child, sleeping in bed, guardian angel, A monochrome etching shows three winged childlike figures arranged across a horizontal scene; two larger figures sit facing each other while holding a smaller sleeping figure between them. The left figure leans forward, one arm supporting the small figure and the other holding a curved object above it, while the right figure reaches toward the small figure with both hands and has a draped cloth around the waist. The small central figure is curled and appears to be asleep, partially covered by a cloth. Large feathered wings rise behind the seated figures, and soft folds of fabric lie beneath and around them. Crosshatched shading fills the background and defines contours and shadows, while fine etched lines render the anatomy, hair, and fabric textures throughout the composition.

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Les anges gardiens Guardian angels sleeping child L'eau-forte en 1880 French etching 1880 print Series number 24 30 watermark collector's mark AFE v S printmaker Édouard Toudouze publisher widow Alfred Cadart Paris paper etching drypoint intaglio printmaking technique height 198 mm x width 279 mm watching sleeping bed guardian angel monochrome etching three winged childlike figures arranged across horizontal scene two larger figures sit facing holding smaller figure them left figure leans forward arm supporting small figure curved object right figure reaches hands draped cloth waist small central figure curled asleep partially covered cloth Large feathered wings rise seated figures soft folds fabric lie beneath Crosshatched shading fills background defines contours shadows fine etched lines render anatomy hair fabric textures composition

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