Mademoiselle Sa Soeur
1726 to 1750
Medium
engraving
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Widener Collection
Accession Number
1942.9.2110
Art Historical Context
*Mademoiselle Sa Soeur* is an exquisite engraving by Juste Chevillet, after an original work by Jean-Gard Heilmann between 1726 and 1750. This print captures the elegance of 18th-century French Roc portraiture, a period celebrated for its playful, refined depictions of daily life and aristocracy. Heilmann, a German-born painter active in Paris, was renowned for his sensitive portraits and genre scenes, while Chev, a skilled engraver, faithfully translated the composition into intricate lines on a metal plate. Engraving, the medium here, was a revolutionary reproductive technique that allowed ...