Le Concert
Medium
Etching and engraving
Dimensions
Sheet: 13 9/16 × 17 13/16 in. (34.4 × 45.3 cm) Plate: 12 5/8 × 16 15/16 in. (32 × 43 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Bequest of Mrs. Charles Wrightsman, 2019
Accession Number
2019.282.101
Tags
Art Historical Context
**Le Concert (1774)**, a collaborative etching and engraving by French artists Augustin de Saint-Aubin and Antoine Jean Duclos, captures the elegance of an 18th-century musical. Measuring about 13½ by 18 inches on its sheet, this intricate print from the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Drawings Prints department showcases the duo's mastery of reproductive techniques. Saint-Aubin, renowned for his precise engravings, likely worked from Duclos's design to render fine details in a medium that allowed widespread sharing of sophisticated scenes during the late Rococo era. The composition buzzes with ...
About the Artist
Augustin de Saint-Aubin|Antoine Jean Duclos · 1736–1807
Comment on works: Illustrator; Engraver