Jean-Charles-Philibert Trudaine
Medium
etching on laid paper
Dimensions
plate: 19.3 x 13.8 cm (7 5/8 x 5 7/16 in.) sheet: 20.8 x 14.9 cm (8 3/16 x 5 7/8 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of John O'Brien
Accession Number
1989.84.13
Art Historical Context
This delicate etching portrays Jean-Charles-Philibert Trudaine, a prominent French figure of the Enlightenment era, captured in 1774 by master engraver Augustin de Saint-Aubin after an original design by Charles-Nicolas Cochin II. Cochin II, a leading artist under Louis XV, was renowned for his refined line work and contributions to French printmaking, bridging Rococo elegance with emerging Neoclassical precision. Saint-Aubin's faithful reproduction honors this legacy, transforming a preparatory drawing into a widely distributable print. Etched on laid paper—a textured support prized for its ...