Erotic Series with Couples in Bed

anonymous, c. 1750 - c. 1800

The tradition of depicting couples caught in the act originated in Marcantonio Raimondi’s famous engraved series I modi (The Sixteen Pleasures, 1524) after Giulio Romano. Such printed series offered a visual catalogue of sexual positions. As the subject never got old, such series were issued throughout the ages, the printmakers – mostly anonymous – simply adapting the setting to the taste of their time.

  • Artwork typeprint
  • Object numberRP-P-OB-102.242
  • Dimensionsheight 139 mm x width 92 mm
  • Physical characteristicsets, met de hand gekleurd in roos, bruin en licht blauw

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Erotic Series with Couples in Bed

  • Series title(s)

    Erotische scènes

  • Object type

  • Object number

    RP-P-OB-102.242

  • Series number

    3/?

  • Description

    In een 18de-eeuws interieur ligt een naakte vrouw op een hemelbed. Een naakte man staat aan het voeteneinde van het bed en houdt de benen van de vrouw vast.

  • Inscriptions / marks

    number: ‘3’

Creation

  • Creation

    printmaker: anonymous, France

  • Dating

    c. 1750 - c. 1800

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    ets, met de hand gekleurd in roos, bruin en licht blauw

  • Dimensions

    height 139 mm x width 92 mm

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