Jean-Pierre de Bougainville
Medium
Watercolor over graphite and black and red chalk
Dimensions
sheet: 11 13/16 x 7 1/2 in. (30 x 19 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Mrs. Charles Wrightsman, 2004
Accession Number
2004.475.6
Rights
Public Domain
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About the Artist
Louis de Carmontelle · 1717–1806
**Louis Carrogis Carmontelle** (15 August 1717 – 26 December 1806) was a multifaceted French artist, dramatist, architect, and inventor whose career bridged the worlds of courtly entertainment and innovative visual arts during the Rococo era. Born in Paris to a modest family—his father worked as a bootmaker—he rose through talent and wit from humble origins to serve prominent noble households. He ...