Le Bain
1726 to 1750
Medium
color stipple
Dimensions
sheet: 28.1 × 22.9 cm (11 1/16 × 9 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Widener Collection
Accession Number
1942.9.2387
Art Historical Context
Step into the enchanting world of 18th-century French Rococo art with *Le Bain* (The Bath), a delicate color stipple engraving by Louis-Marin Bonnet after a design by Nicolas-René Jollain. Created between 1726 and 1750, this print measures 28.1 × 22.9 cm and captures the era's fascination with intimate, sensual scenes of daily life. Bonnet, a master engraver born in 1736, faithfully reproduced Jollain's original painting, bringing its graceful figures to a wider audience through the democratizing power of prints. The medium—color stipple—is a highlight of artistic innovation. Bonnet layered f...