Lot 730: Henri Buguet (French, 1761-c. 1833), Les Passions, No. 7/ Lord-tolan prenant sa leçon de danse, published in 1819 by Aaron Martinet (Fr

Henri Buguet (French, 1761-c. 1833)

Les Passions, No. 7/ Lord-tolan prenant sa leçon de danse, published in 1819 by Aaron Martinet (French, 1762-1841).
Unsigned, stamped with a floral motif l.r.
Hand-colored etching, sight size 14 1/8 x 9 3/4 in. (36.0 x 25.0 cm), framed.
Condition: Handling creases to corners, subtle foxing, not examined out of frame.

N.B. The British Museum, which owns a copy of this print, publishes on their Web site that the title of this satirical print is a pun on the French word "l'ortolan" a plump bird known in English as the bunting. The print is listed in Bibliographie de France (Paris: Chez Pillet Ainé, Imprimeur-Libraire, 1819), #371, p. 283.