Rose et Colas
Medium
etching and engraving
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Widener Collection
Accession Number
1942.9.2140
Art Historical Context
"Rose et Colas," exquisite etching and engraving from the mid-18th centuryca. 1726–1750), showcases the reproductive talents of Jean-Baptiste Blaise Simonet working after the designs of Pierre-Antoine Baud. Housed in the National Gallery Art's Widener CollectionDepartment CG-E), this print exemplifies the Rococo era's delight in elegant, playful imagery. Baudouin, a prominent French painter known for his graceful genre scenes and decorative works, provided the original composition, which Simonet masterfully translated into print form for broader dissemination. The medium—etching combined with...