The First Whisper of Love

The Printsellers' Association, London|Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema|Leopold Löwenstam|Pilgeram & Lefèvre

1876 · Etching on chine collé; proof · Drawings and Prints

A young Roman man whispers into the ear of a young woman and clasps her hand. He sits on the edge of an elaborately carved table on which rests a flowering plant. Behind the couple is a cushioned bench and decorative inlaid panel. Based on an oil painting dated September 29, 1870 that the artist began in Brussels and completed after he settled in England (Opus LXXXII), commissioned by Ernest Gambart and first exhibited at the International Exhibition, London in 1872 (no.486).

Artist

The Printsellers' Association, London|Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema|Leopold Löwenstam|Pilgeram & Lefèvre

Date

1876

Medium

Etching on chine collé; proof

Department

Drawings and Prints

Credit line

The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1963