L'Apres Dinee (After Dinner)
Medium
Engraving on ivory laid paper
Dimensions
sheet: 50.5 × 66.7 cm (19 15/16 × 26 5/16 in.); Plate: 37.4 × 47.8 cm (14 3/4 × 18 7/8 in.); Image: 33.5 × 45.4 cm (13 1/4 × 17 7/8 in.)
Classification
engraving
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
148937
Art Historical Context
Jacques-Philippe Le Bas’s 1742 engraving *L’Après-Dînée (After Dinner)* captures a lively moment of 18th-century French sociability. Created during the reign of Louis XV, the print reflects the Rococo era’s fascination with elegant domestic life and leisurely gatherings. Le Bas, one of the period’s most accomplished reproductive engravers, translated painted scenes into finely detailed prints that reached a broad audience beyond the original canvas. Executed on ivory laid paper, the engraving demonstrates the refined technique of burin work, with delicate lines rendering textures of fabric, t...
About the Artist
Jacques Philippe Le Bas · 1707–1783
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