Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema, 1876 - The First Whisper of Love - fine art print

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A young Roman man whispers into the ear of a young woman and clasps her hand. He sits on the edge of an elaborately carved table on which rests a flowering plant. Behind the couple is a cushioned bench and decorative inlaid panel. Based on an oil painting dated September 29, 1870 that the artist began in Brussels and completed after he settled in England (Opus LXXXII), commissioned by Ernest Gambart and first exhibited at the International Exhibition, London in 1872 (no.486).

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"The First Whisper of Love" is an artpiece painted by the British artist Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema in the year 1876. The original measures the size: plate: 18 7/16 x 14 in (46,8 x 35,6 cm) sheet: 19 1/4 x 15 5/16 in (48,9 x 38,9 cm) and was made on the medium etching on chine collé, laid down on paper; proof before letters. Today, this work of art forms part of the The Metropolitan Museum of Art's digital art collection, which is located in New York City, New York, United States of America. With courtesy of: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1963 (licensed: public domain). Creditline of the artwork: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1963. On top of that, alignment of the digital reproduction is portrait and has a side ratio of 3 : 4, meaning that the length is 25% shorter than the width.

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