Landscape, from a series of six landscapes titled "Observationib.Astronom.Regiae.Paris.Scient. Acad...1736"
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
Sheet (trimmed): 2 3/8 × 4 3/16 in. (6 × 10.7 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1953
Accession Number
53.600.4357
Art Historical Context
This delicate etching, *Landscape*, is one plate from a rare series of six by French engraver Quentin Pierre Ched, produced in 1736. Titled *Observationibus Astronomiae Regiae Parisiensis Scientiarum Academiae...1736*, the series likely accompanied a publication documenting astronomical observations from the prestigious Académie Royale des Sciences in Paris During the Enlightenment, such scientific endeavors blended art and discovery, with engravers like Chedel capturing precise views to illustrate empirical studies. Chedel's etching technique—incising lines into a metal plate with acid—allow...