On ne s'avise jamais du tout, from "Contes et nouvelles en vers par Jean de La Fontaine. A Paris, de l'imprimerie de P. Didot, l'an III de la République, 1795"
Medium
Etching; first state of three (Cohen)
Dimensions
Sheet: 13 11/16 x 10 1/16 in. (34.8 x 25.5 cm) Plate: 12 1/2 × 9 5/8 in. (31.7 × 24.5 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1933
Accession Number
33.104.22
Tags
Art Historical Context
This enchanting etching, titled *On ne s'avise du tout*, graces an exquisite 1795 edition of Jean de La Fontaine'sContes et nouvelles en*, published in Paris by the renowned printer Pierre Didot l'ainé during the French Republic's Year III. Designed by Rococo master Jean Honoréagonard and masterfully etched by Jean-Baptiste Pat, it captures a lively scene of men and women at work, evoking the, satirical spirit of La Fontaine's witty, often risqué tales. As a first-state impression from Cohen's catalog, this rare print highlights the opulence of Didot's typography and neoclassical book design a...
About the Artist
Jean de La Fontaine|Jean Honoré Fragonard|Jean-Baptiste Patas|Pierre Didot l'ainé (French|French|French) · 1621 |1750 | –1695 |1780 |
French, Château-Thierry 1621–1695 Paris|active ca. 1750 (?)–1780|Paris