Louise Emilie Baronne de ***
Medium
etching and engraving
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Widener Collection
Accession Number
1942.9.2454
Art Historical Context
In the elegant world of late 18th-century France Augustin de Saint-Aubin's *Louise Emilie Baronne de (1779) captures the refined poise of aristocratic portraiture. Saint-Aubin, a prolific French engraver from a renowned family of artists, specialized in reproductive prints that brought painted masterpieces to a wider audience. This etching engraving depicts the baroness in a manner typical of the Rococo era's graceful sophistication, just before the French Revolution upended such opulent displays of nobility. The medium's brilliance lies in its dual techniques: etching for fluid, expressive l...
About the Artist
Augustin de Saint-Aubin · 1736–1807
Comment on works: Illustrator; Engraver