The Scrupulous Nymphs
1784
Medium
Etching, with roulette, stipple, and engraving, on cream paper, laid down on cream wove paper
Dimensions
Image: 37.7 × 26.6 cm (14 7/8 × 10 1/2 in.); Primary and secondary supports: 38.7 × 27.7 cm (15 1/4 × 10 15/16 in.)
Classification
etching
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
30048
Art Historical Context
### The Scrupulous Ns Created in 1784 by French printmaker Gérard Vidal, *The Scrupulous Nymph* captures the graceful allure of mythological figures through masterful print techniques. This etching, enhanced with roulette, stipple and engraving on cream laid paper (later mounted on wove support), measures about 37.7 × 26.6 cm. Housed in the Art Institute of Chicago's Prints Drawings Department, it exemplifies late 18th-century innovation in reproductive printmaking, where artists like Vidal blended classical themes with emerging technical precision. Vidal's mixed-media approach shines here: ...