An original hand tinted engraving and etching made by Jean-Baptiste Blaise Simonet (1742-1817) after the painting of Pierre-Antoine Baudouin (1723-1769) It depict a charming courting scene from the comic opera "Rose et Colas" (Rose and Colas) by Pierre-Alexandre Monsigny (music) and Michel-Jean Sedaine (book), 1764, scene XII Rose, a young girl, did not want to continue her relationship with Colas, because her father and his have had a disagreement In this picture the young man (Colas) attaches his bouquet to the spindle used by Rose, as Rose reveals herself from her hiding place The French text at the banner under the image reads: "Grave' d'apres le Tableau par J.A. Badouin / Original Peint a gouache appartenant a M. Prault" ("Engraving after the Painting by P. A. Baudouin / Original Painted in gouache, belonging to M. Prault") Lettering at the lower left: Boudouin pinx, at the right: Simonet sculp. Baudouin, Pierre-Antoine (1723-1769) was a French painter working in the style of his father-in-law, François Boucher. He was elected an Academician (member of French Royal Academy of Painting and Sculpture) in 1763, as a miniature painter. Baudouin executed idyllic and romantic subjects in watercolors and crayons, but rarely painted in oil. Jean-Baptiste Blaise Simonet (1742-1817) was a French engraver and illustrator, author of numerous vignettes. His works are among the collections of major art institutions, such a The Metropolitan Museum, and The Art Institute of Chicago, among others An etching like the presented here is part of the Widener Collection of The National Gallery of Art, acc. # 1942.9.2140, and there is another at The Art Institute of Chicago, # 1926.998 Circa late 1700's/early 1800's, please note the watermark on the paper Measurements: Approx. 19.5" x 13" the sheet; 14.5" x 10.5" the plate; 11.75" x 9.5" the scene Condition: Very Good overall. Please see photos. Minor foxing, mostly at the corners. All original.