Antoine Deriset, pl. III from "Recueil de caricatures"
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
Sheet: 11 1/8 × 7 7/8 in. (28.3 × 20 cm) Plate: 10 13/16 × 7 5/8 in. (27.5 × 19.3 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 (6)
Tags
About this artwork
This Antoine Deriset, pl. III from "Recueil de caricatures" by Ange-Laurent de La Live de Jully|Jacques François Joseph Saly dating to ca. 1754 exemplifies the period. Created in etching, the work demonstrates technical mastery of materials and processes characteristic of the era. As part of the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Drawings and Prints, this piece contributes to our understanding of historical artistic production. Prints from this period served diverse functions—artistic expression, docu...
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