Dido
mid to late 18th century
Medium
Crayon manner in red
Dimensions
Sheet (trimmed): 11 3/8 × 8 1/4 in. (28.9 × 21 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1953
Accession Number
53.600.2449
Rights
Public Domain
Tags
About the Artist
Charles Joseph Natoire|Louis Marin Bonnet · 1700–1777
**Charles-Joseph Natoire** (3 March 1700 – 23 August 1777) was a leading French painter of the Rococo period, celebrated for his elegant mythological and historical scenes. Born in Nîmes to sculptor Florent Natoire, he received his initial training in drawing from his father before moving to Paris in 1717. There he studied first under Louis Galloche at the Académie royale de peinture et de sculptu...