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LE BAIN

Charles-Germain de Saint-Aubin, French, 1721–1786

1753-1757

LE BAIN by Charles-Germain de Saint-Aubin, French, 1721–1786

Medium

Print

Classification

Print

Department

Smithsonian Collection

Museum

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Credit

Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council

Accession Number

1921-6-402-4

About this artwork

Research in Progress

Art Historical Context

**Le Bain** by Charles-Germain de Saintubin (French, 1721–1786) is a delightful 18th-century print created between 1753 and 1757, now housed in the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Smithsonian Collection. Acquired through the generosity of the Museum's Advisory Council, this work exemplifies the artist's skill as an engraver and draftsman during the height of the French Rococo period. Saint-Aubin, part of a prolific family of artists, was renowned for his intricate prints that captured the elegance and whimsy of everyday life under Louis XV. As a print, *Le Bain* ("The Bath") likely employs ...

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