J. Gosseaume
Medium
etching on wove paper
Dimensions
sheet (trimmed within plate mark): 9.8 x 9 cm (3 7/8 x 3 9/16 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of John O'Brien
Accession Number
1989.84.5
Rights
Public Domain
Art Historical Context
This delicate etching, created 1781 by Louis Cathelin after a by Charles-Nicolaschin II, presents portrait of J. Gaume. Measuring just under inches square, the scale invites close viewing and the period’s taste refined, collectible prints Cathelin’s precise line work captures the original drawing’s clarity, transforming it into an accessible image on wove paper that was widely circulated among 18th-century audiences. Cochin II, a leading figure in French graphic arts during the Enlightenment, specialized in portraiture and book illustration that documented notable contemporaries. By reproduci...