Jean Siméon Chardin (1699-1779) (after) The Moment of Meditation. 1747. Engraved by L. Surugue. 280x250mm. Bocher 26. Very fine proof on laid paper, glued at the edges. Trace of oxidation at the opening of an old passe-partout. Some foxing. Fine margins. The original painting, now lost, was exhibited at the Louvre in 1743, under the title Un tableau représentant le portrait de Mad. Le... holding a brochure. She was the wife of Jean-Jacques Le Noir, a cabinetmaker and furniture dealer who was a great friend of the artist (see no. 48).