La Lorraine reunie a la France (Lorraine Reunited with France)
Medium
Etching with engraving on ivory laid paper
Dimensions
Image: 34.5 × 26.9 cm (13 5/8 × 10 5/8 in.); Plate: 40 × 29.1 cm (15 3/4 × 11 1/2 in.); Sheet: 41.2 × 31.1 cm (16 1/4 × 12 1/4 in.)
Classification
engraving
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
129703
Rights
Public Domain
About this artwork
An extremely successful artist, Charles Nicholas Cochin surpassed his father's accomplishments as an engraver and played a critical role in mid-eighteenth-century academic life. Appointed guardian of the King's drawing collection in 1752, Cochin was well-situated politically and garnered many important commissions.