Madame Greuze Asleep
Medium
etching and engraving
Classification
Department
Prints
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Delia E. Holden Fund
Accession Number
1980.23
Tags
male
About this artwork
Presented as an allegorical figure of philosophy, a woman slumbers among the traditional trappings of a scholar’s study: a writing desk with feather pen, piles of books, and a celestial globe. The model was Anne-Gabrielle Babuti, wife of Jean-Baptiste Greuze, who prepared the original drawing for Moreau to replicate. Contracts with printmakers show that Anne-Gabrielle actively participated in the production of her husband’s work for the print market. Although she appears mild here, Anne-Gabriell...