Scrapbook of Working Designs
ca. 1760
Medium
Pen and ink, engraving and etching
Dimensions
sheet: 12 5/8 x 6 11/16 in. (32 x 17 cm) book: 13 1/2 x 8 1/2 in. (34.3 x 21.6 cm)
Classification
Albums|Prints|Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1934
Accession Number
34.90.1
Rights
Public Domain
Tags
About the Artist
Gideon Saint · 1729–1799
Gideon Saint (1729–1799) was a British designer and draftsman active in London and later Kent, best known for his meticulous ornamental drawings and prints. Born in London, he spent much of his career compiling working designs that reflect the decorative tastes of mid-eighteenth-century Britain. His surviving output centers on a remarkable scrapbook assembled around 1760, now preserved at the Metr...