Portrait of Mme. Anne-Henriette de France
Medium
Mezzotint
Dimensions
plate: 9 1/2 x 6 15/16 in. (24.1 x 17.7 cm) sheet: 8 7/8 x 7 1/2 in. (22.5 x 19.1 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Susan Schulman Printseller and Carolyn Bullard Fine Prints, 2009
Accession Number
2009.468.6
Tags
Art Historical Context
This elegant mezzotint portrait captures Mme. Anne-Henriette de France, a daughter of King Louis XV, rendered with remarkable sensitivity around 1750. Created by Swiss-born pastellist Jean-Étienne Liot, known for his exquisite rococo portraits of European nobility, and engraved by François Xavier Vispré, the print reflects the refined tastes of the French court during the mid-18th century. Liotard's original likely featured his signature soft, luminous pastel technique, translating beautifully into print form to immortalize the young royal's poised features and delicate attire. Mezzotint, the...
About the Artist
François Xavier Vispré|Jean Etienne Liotard (French|Swiss) · 1730 |1702 –1790 |1789
French, Besançon 1730–1790 London|Swiss, Geneva 1702–1789 Geneva