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The Lover Surprised (L'Amant Surpris)
Charles-Melchior Descourtisc. 1798
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
A young woman surprises her sweetheart, whom she has found reading love letters in a wooded park. The love-struck fellow carries a miniature portrait of her as a keepsake. Verdant foliage, a nearby brook, and a blooming rosebush signal fertility and the bounty of life. The nude female statue sitting on a pedestal seems to watch the playful lovers.
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- Title: The Lover Surprised (L'Amant Surpris)
- Creator: Charles-Melchior Descourtis (French, 1753-1820), Frédéric Schall (French, 1752-1825)
- Date Created: c. 1798
- Physical Dimensions: Sheet: 57 x 45 cm (22 7/16 x 17 11/16 in.); to borderline: 46.5 x 37.5 cm (18 5/16 x 14 3/4 in.)
- Type: Print
- Rights: CC0
- External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/2015.151
- Medium: Wash manner etching and engraving printed in blue, red, yellow, and black inks
- Inscriptions: In plate, below image: Schall pinx. Descourtis sculp. A Paris, chez Descourtis, Rue des Grands Degrés No. 12.
- Department: Prints
- Culture: France, 18th century
- Credit Line: Gift of the Print Club of Cleveland in honor of the museum's one-hundredth anniversary
- Collection: PR - Engraving
- Accession Number: 2015.151
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