Le Lever
Medium
Engraving
Dimensions
Image: 10 7/16 × 7 9/16 in. (26.5 × 19.2 cm) Sheet (Trimmed): 11 1/4 × 8 7/16 in. (28.5 × 21.5 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1954
Accession Number
54.533.13
Art Historical Context
**Le Lever**, an exquisite engraving from 1771, captures the elegance of late Rococo France through the collaboration of painter Pierre-Antoine Baudouin master engraver Jean Massard Baudouin, a prominent figure in the playful, ornate Rococo style influenced by François Boucher, often depicted intimate domestic scenes. Massard, for his precise reproductive prints, translated Baudouin's original composition into this detailed engraving, measuring 10 7/16 × 7 9/16 inches. Produced just two years after Baudouin's death in 1769, it exemplifies how engravings democratized high art, making luxurious ...
About the Artist
Pierre Antoine Baudouin|Jean Massard · 1723–1769
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