Антикварные литографии Жана-Батиста Обри-Лекомта (Jean-Baptiste Aubry-Lecomte)

A pair of highly artistic lithographs created by Jean-Baptiste Aubry-Lecomte based on the original paintings by the outstanding master Anne-Louis Girodet-Triozon. The works represent two famous mythological subjects: Ariadne abandoned on the island of Naxos and Erigone sleeping on a leopard skin. The engravings are distinguished by the extraordinary softness of light and shade and the filigree rendering of anatomy, which was a characteristic feature of the Girodet school. Authentic inscriptions with the names of the authors, dating and information about the Parisian publisher have been preserved on the lower margins of the prints. The lithographs are framed in identical gilded passe-partout frames.