Erotic Series with Couples in Bed

anonymous, c. 1750 - c. 1800

The tradition of depicting couples caught in the act originated in Marcantonio Raimondi’s famous engraved series I modi (The Sixteen Pleasures, 1524) after Giulio Romano. Such printed series offered a visual catalogue of sexual positions. As the subject never got old, such series were issued throughout the ages, the printmakers – mostly anonymous – simply adapting the setting to the taste of their time.

  • Artwork typeprint
  • Object numberRP-P-OB-100.365
  • Dimensionsheight 139 mm x width 86 mm
  • Physical characteristicsets, met de hand gekleurd in roos en licht blauw

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Erotic Series with Couples in Bed

  • Series title(s)

    Erotische scènes

  • Object type

  • Object number

    RP-P-OB-100.365

  • Series number

    6/?

  • Description

    In een 18de-eeuws interieur ligt een naakte jongeman met slaapmuts op zijn hoofd op een hemelbed. Een naakte vrouw zit schrijlings op hem, met de rug naar hem toe. Op de grond liggen slippers. Op de stoel rechts kleding.

  • Inscriptions / marks

    number: ‘6’

Creation

  • Creation

    printmaker: anonymous, France

  • Dating

    c. 1750 - c. 1800

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    ets, met de hand gekleurd in roos en licht blauw

  • Dimensions

    height 139 mm x width 86 mm

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