An Artist at the French Academy in Rome (?) with Box of Snuff, pl. VII from "Recueil de caricatures"
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
Sheet: 11 1/8 × 7 7/8 in. (28.3 × 20 cm) Plate: 10 9/16 × 7 3/8 in. (26.9 × 18.7 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 (5)
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Art Historical Context
In the mid-18th century, French Academy in Rome stood as a pinnacle of artistic training, where promising French talents immersed themselves in classical antiquity during the Grand Tour era. This etching, titled *An Artist at the French Academy in (?) with Box of Sn* (plate VII from *Recueil de caricatures ca. 1754), by Ange-Laurent de La Live Jully—a noted collector and patron—and sculptor Jacques François Joseph Saly playfully captures that world. The satirical portrait exaggerates an artist's features while highlighting his snuff box, a ubiquitous luxury item among Europe's cultured elite, ...
About the Artist
Ange-Laurent de La Live de Jully|Jacques François Joseph Saly (French| | ) · 1715 |1725 |1725 –1790 |1779 |1779
French, Paris 1715–1790 Paris|1725–1779|1725–1779