Le carquois épuisé (The Empty Quiver)
1775
Medium
Etching and engraving in black ink on white laid paper
Dimensions
Image: 34.5 × 24.6 cm (13 5/8 × 9 11/16 in.); Plate: 35.7 × 25.2 cm (14 1/16 × 9 15/16 in.); Sheet: 39.7 × 28.7 cm (15 11/16 × 11 5/16 in.)
Classification
etching
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
15104
Art Historical Context
Created in 1775 by French printmaker Nicolas Delaunay, *Le carquois épuisé (The Empty Quiver)* exemplifies the refined printmaking traditions of eighteenth-century France. Working during the late Enlightenment, Delaunay employed etching and engraving techniques to achieve remarkable precision and tonal depth on white laid paper. This combination allowed artists to render delicate lines alongside rich textures, making prints both affordable works of art and vehicles for wider cultural circulation. Housed in the Art Institute of Chicago’s Department of Prints and Drawings, the sheet measures ju...