You May Count on Me

This print is a companion to another depicting a woman telling her lover to "At Least be Discreet," as he slips out of her boudoir. Together the two prints depict a couple saying farewell after a romantic rendezvous. Here, both the man and the cherub beneath him proudly display a plucked rose as a symbol of sexual triumph. Amusingly, the prints actually depict the artist and his wife, whimsically portraying the mores and fashion of French aristocratic society during the 18th century.

A vertically oriented black ink print depicts a man from the waist up within a large oval. Looking left, he leans on a cabinet, pressing a finger to his lips. He wears a buttoned vest and jacket with a rose pinned to his neckcloth. A dense grid of fine lines textures the background. Below, a smaller oval features a winged child among foliage. Small text lines the very bottom.

You May Count on Me

1789

Augustin de Saint-Aubin

(French, 1736–1807)

France, 18th century

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