Gravure, Maniere de faire mordre à l'eau-forte: pl. V
1771/1779
Medium
engraving on laid paper
Dimensions
plate: 35.5 x 22.3 cm (14 x 8 3/4 in.) sheet: 40.2 x 26.2 cm (15 13/16 x 10 5/16 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
Accession Number
1996.20.6
Art Historical Context
This enchanting engraving, titled *Gravure, Manière faire mordre à l-forte: pl. V* (Engraving, Method of the Etching Bite: V), was created by Antonio Baratta after A.-J. de Fehrt between 1771 and 1779. Printed on laid paper—a traditional support with visible chain lines that speaks to 18th-century craftsmanship—the measures 35.5 x 22.3 cm, inviting close inspection of its intricate details. Housed in the National Gallery of Art's Department of Prints (CG-E) through the Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund, it exemplifies the era's fascination with technical mastery in the graphic arts. The title reveals i...