A young boy holds a torch under trees in a garden, at center a man raises both arms, surrounded by male and female figures, from a series of five illustrations after Jacques Philippe Joseph de Saint-Quentin for 'The mad day, or the marriage of Figaro' (La Folle journée, ou le mariage de Figaro) by Pierre Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais

Q: When was "A young boy holds a torch under trees in a garden, at center a man raises both arms, surrounded by male and female figures, from a series of five illustrations after Jacques Philippe Joseph de Saint-Quentin for 'The mad day, or the marriage of Figaro' (La Folle journée, ou le mariage de Figaro) by Pierre Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais" created?

This artwork was created ca. 1784.

Q: Is "A young boy holds a torch under trees in a garden, at center a man raises both arms, surrounded by male and female figures, from a series of five illustrations after Jacques Philippe Joseph de Saint-Quentin for 'The mad day, or the marriage of Figaro' (La Folle journée, ou le mariage de Figaro) by Pierre Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais" in the public domain?

Yes, A young boy holds a torch under trees in a garden, at center a man raises both arms, surrounded by male and female figures, from a series of five illustrations after Jacques Philippe Joseph de Saint-Quentin for 'The mad day, or the marriage of Figaro' (La Folle journée, ou le mariage de Figaro) by Pierre Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

Jacques Philippe Joseph de Saint Quentin|Claude Nicolas Malapeau

ca. 1784

A young boy holds a torch under trees in a garden, at center a man raises both arms, surrounded by male and female figures, from a series of five illustrations after Jacques Philippe Joseph de Saint-Quentin for 'The mad day, or the marriage of Figaro' (La Folle journée, ou le mariage de Figaro) by Pierre Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais by Jacques Philippe Joseph de Saint Quentin|Claude Nicolas Malapeau

Medium

Etching with engraving

Dimensions

sheet: 6 5/16 x 3 15/16 in. (16.1 x 10 cm)

Classification

Prints

Department

Drawings and Prints

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Bequest of Phyllis Massar, 2011

Accession Number

2012.136.58.5

Rights

Public Domain

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