La Colation preparee dans un jardin
Medium
Etching, second state
Dimensions
sheet: 8 x 7 15/16 in. (20.3 x 20.2 cm) image: 7 1/4 x 7 5/16 in. (18.4 x 18.5 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1968
Accession Number
68.542.35
Tags
Art Historical Context
In the enchanting etching *La Colation préparée dans un jardin* (The Snack Prepared in a Garden Claude Gillot and Charles Nicolaschin I capture a moment of leisurely outdoor indulgence. Gillot, a pioneering French artist and teacher to Antoine Watteau, contributed his inventive designs rooted in the early Rococo spirit—playful scenes blending theater, nature, and everyday revelry. Cochin I, a skilled engraver, brought these to life through meticulous etching, creating a collaborative print that reflects the vibrant print culture of early 18th-century France. The composition, featuring men amid...
About the Artist
Claude Gillot|Charles Nicolas Cochin I · 1673–1722
Artist known for his elegant designs done in the Rococo manner of Audran; also for his predilection for scenes from the 'comedia dell'arte.' Few paintings survive; his work is known mainly through drawings and etchings. Comment on works: Genre; History