Medium
etching and engraving
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Widener Collection
Accession Number
1942.9.2237
Rights
Public Domain
About the Artist
Francois-Nicolas-Barthelemy Dequevauviller after Antoine Borel
**François-Nicolas-Barthélemy Dequevauviller** (1745–1817) was a distinguished French engraver and etcher whose meticulous prints captured the elegance and social scenes of late eighteenth-century Europe. Born in Abbeville, he trained as a pupil of the renowned engraver Jean Daullé, mastering the techniques of etching and engraving that would define his career. His professional life combined stud...