L'Enfant dans la Galerie
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
sheet: 6 1/2 x 6 1/2 in. (16.5 x 16.5 cm) plate: 5 7/16 x 5 7/16 in. (13.8 x 13.8 cm)
Classification
Prints|Ornament & Architecture
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Bequest of Phyllis Massar, 2011
Accession Number
2012.136.371
Tags
Art Historical Context
**L'Enfant dans la** (*The Child in the Gallery*), etching by the French printmaker Jean de Gourmont captures a charming scene blending innocence with grandeur. This intimate square composition—measuring about 5½ inches per side on the plate—features a child amid architectural elements like columns, evoking the ornate galleries of early modern Europe. Housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Drawings and Prints department and classified under Prints: Ornament & Architecture, reflects the period's fascination with decorative motifs that adorned books, walls, and furniture. Etching, a precise...