An Artist at the French Academy in Rome (?), pl. I from "Recueil de caricatures"

Q: When was "An Artist at the French Academy in Rome (?), pl. I from "Recueil de caricatures"" created?

This artwork was created ca. 1754.

Q: Is "An Artist at the French Academy in Rome (?), pl. I from "Recueil de caricatures"" in the public domain?

Yes, An Artist at the French Academy in Rome (?), pl. I from "Recueil de caricatures" is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

Jacques François Joseph Saly|Ange-Laurent de La Live de Jully

ca. 1754

Medium

Etching

Dimensions

Sheet (Trimmed): 10 3/4 × 7 9/16 in. (27.3 × 19.2 cm)

Classification

Prints|Albums

Department

Drawings and Prints

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Purchase, Carolyn Bullard Gift, in honor of E. John Bullard and funds from various donors, 2014

Accession Number

2014.196.1 (1)

Tags

MenCaricature

Art Historical Context

Step into the satirical world of18th-century Paris with *An Artist at the French in Rome (?)**, plate I from the *Recueil de caric*, an etching created around 1754 by Jacques François Saly, with ties to the prominent art patron Ange-Laurent de Live de Jully. playful caricature likely pokes fun at a fellow artist immersed in the rigorous life of the Académie de France in Rome, the elite training ground for France's top young talents who won the prestigious Prix de Rome. Saly, a skilled sculptor himself, captures the exaggerated quirks of artistic dedication with sharp wit, reflecting the compet...

An Artist at the French Academy in Rome (?), pl. I from "Recueil de caricatures"

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