Classification
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council
Accession Number
1921-6-293-9
About this artwork
Research in Progress
Art Historical Context
**Autel** by A. Le Canu, a French printmaker active from 1746 to 1768, dates to the artist's final documented year of production. This intriguing print, housed in the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Smithsonian Collection, captures the essence of 18th-century French artistic output. Acquired through purchase by the Museum's Advisory Council, it exemplifies the period's emphasis on prints as a democratic medium, allowing intricate designs to reach wider audiences beyond elite patrons. Though the specific medium remains unidentified amid ongoing research, prints like *Autel*—translating to "a...