Gallerie des modes et costumes français dessinés d'après nature, gravés par les plus célèbres artistes en ce genre, et colorés avec le plus grand soin par Madame Le Beau (Volume I)
1778/1780, volume bound 1916
Medium
bound volume with 198 hand-colored and black and white etchings and engravings with letterpress introduction
Dimensions
page size: 40.8 x 19.4 cm (16 1/16 x 7 5/8 in.)
Classification
Volume
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Widener Collection
Accession Number
1942.9.1552
About the Artist
Various Artists
"Various Artists" is not the pseudonym of a singular figure in art history but rather a cataloging convention employed by museums, auction houses, and galleries to attribute works created by multiple collaborators, anonymous makers, or participants in group projects. This term facilitates the documentation of collective endeavors where individual contributions blur or are intentionally undifferent...