Aymon Premier
Medium
Etching and engraving; third state of four
Dimensions
Sheet: 11 5/8 × 7 9/16 in. (29.5 × 19.2 cm) Plate: 11 1/4 × 7 1/8 in. (28.6 × 18.1 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Purchase, The Henfield Foundation Gift, 2014
Accession Number
2014.516
Tags
Art Historical Context
Welcome to the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Drawings and Prints collection, where *Aymon Premier* (1726) stands a fine example of 18th-century French print collaboration. This etching and engraving, in its third state of four, a noble portrait of a man—likely the historical figure Aymon—adorned with a prominent coat of arms, symbolizing lineage and prestige. Designed by the Rococo painter Charles Antoine Coy, known for his elegant Versailles commissions and lively compositions, it was masterfully engraved by Charles-François Joullian, with contributions from the antiquarian and engraver Anne-C...