L'Épouse indiscrète
Medium
Etching and engraving
Dimensions
Sheet (Trimmed): 13 9/16 × 10 9/16 in. (34.5 × 26.8 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1959
Accession Number
59.608.31
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the intimate world of *L'Épouse indiscrète* (*The Indiscreet*), a delightful 1771 etching and created after a design by Pierre Antoine Baudouin and masterfully executed by engraver Nicolas de Launay Measuring 13 9/16 × 10 9/16 inches, this print from the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Drawings and Prints collection captures playful spirit of late Rococo France, where artists delighted in scenes of domestic life laced with subtle mischief. The composition unfolds in a lavish bedroom, featuring women and men amid opulent beds and furnishings—a setting ripe for intrigue suggested by the ...
About the Artist
Pierre Antoine Baudouin|Nicolas de Launay · 1723–1769
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