Peter Josef-Victor de Benseval
Medium
Etching on cream laid paper
Dimensions
Image: 26.2 × 17.2 cm (10 3/8 × 6 13/16 in.); Plate: 28.2 × 18.9 cm (11 1/8 × 7 1/2 in.); Sheet: 34.7 × 25 cm (13 11/16 × 9 7/8 in.)
Classification
etching
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
144375
Rights
Public Domain
About the Artist
Louis de Carmontelle · 1717–1806
**Louis Carrogis Carmontelle** (15 August 1717 – 26 December 1806) was a multifaceted French artist, dramatist, architect, and inventor whose career bridged the worlds of courtly entertainment and innovative visual arts during the Rococo era. Born in Paris to a modest family—his father worked as a bootmaker—he rose through talent and wit from humble origins to serve prominent noble households. He ...