Flora was the Roman goddess of spring and flowers. Flora married Favonius, the wind god also known as Zephyr or Zephyros, and her companion was Hercules. He was one of the four winds (Anemoi), and was the personification of the west wind, Zephyr.
The girl stands topless with one tit bared and the guy against her chest, looking at each other in love.
Following the method of Bonnet, his mentor and colleague, Janinet created luxurious sets of color prints with printed gold frames and passed them on as foreign importers.
This allegory of spring shows Zephyre, the classic personification of the west wind, with his beloved Flore, goddess of flowers
Medium color wash-way etching and engraving with applied gold leaf
Jean-François Janinet or François Janinet, born in 1752 in Paris where he died on November 1, 1814, was a French engraver and balloonist.
Active towards the end of the Ancien Régime and during the French Revolution, who took an innovative approach to colour engraving.
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