| Method | Copper engraving |
| Artist | Hipolyte Huet after Joseph Albrier |
| Published | Peint par Albrier. Gravé par Hipolyte Huet 1824. Imprimé par Chardon fils. Déposé à la Direction. A Paris chez l'Auteur, Rue Ste. Anne, No. 48. |
| Dimensions | Image 291 x 244 mm, Plate 368 x 255 mm, Sheet 401 x 286 mm |
| Notes |
Inscription reads: J.J. sans argent, sans azile à Lyon, et pourtant sans souci sur l'avenir, passa souvent la nuit à la belle étoile. (Confessions Livre 4.) "Jean Jacques, without money, and without shelter in Lyon, yet without worry about the future, often spent the night under the stars (Confessions, Book 4)." Dédié à Mr. Huet, Artiste de l'Opera Comique. Par son Neveu. "Dedicated to Mr Huet, artist of the Opera Comique, by his nephew." A highly romanticised image of Jean Jacques Rousseau, the great Swiss-French writer, composer, and political, sociological, and educational philosopher, at the age of 22. The young Rousseau, the very vision of a beautiful Romantic hero in the image of Shelley or Keats, sleeps in a picturesque ruin, his face radiant in the moonlight. His hat, filled with parchment, has been set to one side, and his collars are almost fully unbuttoned. In his hand he holds a sprig of wildflowers. Jean Jacques Rousseau (28th June 1712 - 2nd July 1778) was one of the most significant forerunners of the Romantic movement, most notabe for his theories regarding a hypothetical 'State of Nature,' commonly referred to as the Theory of Natural Human. This idea of a return to nature and the emotional responses brought about by the chaos and drama of the natural world were central to the formation of the Romantic movement. Likewise, Rousseau's political philosophy became a major ideological spur for the French Revolution. Condition: Embossed collectors' mark, now illegible, to right of title. Watermarking to left bottom corner, light time toning to sheet, tape marks to top, left, and right margins, not affecting image. |
| Framing | mounted |
| Price | £280.00 |
| Stock ID | 36316 |