Charles Bervic Hand-Coloured Aquatint The solitary figure with basket

The solitary figure with basket suggests the rhythms of agricultural life and seasonal labor that characterized rural Denmark during the early 20th century

where he studied with Philippe de Champaigne

5 x 21 cm / 10½ x 8¼ in (sheet)

he became a pivotal figure in Scandinavian art history

Dimensions: 71 x 59 cm / 28 x 23¼ in (canvas)

Charles Bervic Hand-Coloured Aquatint The solitary figure with basketAbout the Engraving This original engraving by French engraver Charles Clment Bervic (1756 1822), titled La Demande Accepte (The Request Granted), is a work of neoclassical art created in the late 1700s. The engraving reproduces a painting by Nicolas Bernard Lpici (1735 1784), capturing an intimate 18th century French domestic scene with exceptional detail. The composition depicts a marriage proposal: a young man formally asks for a young woman's hand