Biography Page from Oeuvres de J. B. Huet
1796–99
Medium
Etching on paper
Dimensions
48 × 35 cm (18 15/16 × 13 13/16 in.)
Classification
etching
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
140584
Art Historical Context
Jean-Baptiste Huet (1745–1811), a celebrated French artist of the late Rococo era, was renowned for his charming depictions of pastoral scenes, animals, and idyllic rural life. This *Biography Page from Oeuvres J. B. Huet*, created between 1796 and 1799, forms part of a published collection (*oeuvres*) showcasing his prolific output during the post-Revolutionary Directory period in France. At a time when artistic patronage shifted amid political upheaval, such compilations celebrated individual creators, blending autobiography with visual artistry to honor Huet's legacy as a master draftsman a...
About the Artist
Jean Baptiste Huet · 1745–1811
Jean-Baptiste Marie Huet (1745–1811) was born into a family of artists in Paris on October 15, 1745. The son of animal painter Nicolas Huet the Elder, with whom he first trained, Huet was also the nephew of the renowned sculptor and decorator Christophe Huet. He apprenticed under animal painter Charles Dagomer, a member of the Académie de Saint-Luc, during the 1760s, honing his skills in depicting...