Le Lever
1726 to 1750
Medium
color stipple etching and etching
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Widener Collection
Accession Number
1942.9.2190
Art Historical Context
**Le Lever** by Nicolas François Regn, created between 1726 and 1750, captures the intimate charm of 18th-century French daily life through a masterful color stipple etching etching. Housed in National Gallery of Art'sener Collection (Department CG), this print exemplifies Regnault's skill as a French engraver during the Rococo era, a time when art celebrated elegance, playfulness, and domestic scenes. The title, meaning "The Rising" or "Getting Up," depicts a graceful morning ritual, evoking the refined world of the aristocracy. Regnault's technique blends traditional etching lines with inno...