Who created "Le Joueur de Chalumeau"?

Le Joueur de Chalumeau was created by Jean-Baptiste Le Prince in 1770.

What medium is "Le Joueur de Chalumeau"?

Le Joueur de Chalumeau is Aquatint.

Is "Le Joueur de Chalumeau" in the public domain?

Yes, Le Joueur de Chalumeau is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

Le Joueur de Chalumeau

Jean-Baptiste Le Prince

1770

Medium

Aquatint

Dimensions

sheet: 6 1/16 x 4 3/4 in. (15.4 x 12 cm)

Classification

Prints

Department

Drawings and Prints

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Bequest of Phyllis Massar, 2011

Accession Number

2012.136.227

Tags

MenWomenHorns

Art Historical Context

**Le Joueur de Chalumeau (The Shawm Player)**, created by French artist Jean-Baptiste Le Prince 1770, captures a lively moment of folk music-making. Le Prince, renowned for his scenes inspired by his travels in Russia during the 175s and 1760s, depicts a musician playing the chalumeau—a double-reed woodwind instrument to the shawm—surrounded by men and women with horns suggesting a rustic ensemble. This intimate aquatint print, measuring just 6 1/16 x 4 3/4 inches, reflects the 18th-century European fascination with exotic cultures and everyday peasant life. Printed in aquatint, a revolutiona...

About the Artist

Jean-Baptiste Le Prince · 1734–1781

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Le Joueur de Chalumeau

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