Caricature of an Engravings Printer
Medium
Pen and black ink, brush and gray and colored wash, over traces of black chalk
Dimensions
7 1/16 x 4 1/16 in. (17.9 x 10.3 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1960
Accession Number
60.576.5(3)
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Art Historical Context
In the spirited tradition of 18th-century caricature, *Caricature of an Engings Printer* brings together the talents of Jean-Charles Delafosse, renowned ornamentalist and engraver, andnemond Alexandre Petitot an architect and printmaker. Created with pen and ink, brush and gray colored wash over traces of black chalk, intimate drawing (7 1/16 x 4 1/16 in.) humorously depicts a printer amid his tools, including a printing press and playful donkeys symbolizing stubbornness or folly in the trade. Housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Drawings and Prints department, it captures the satirical ...
About the Artist
Jean Charles Delafosse|Ennemond Alexandre Petitot · 1734–1789
French architect. Comment on works: architect; copper engraver Comment on works: Architect; Draughtsman; Ornamentist; Engraver