Studieblad met een lezende vrouw en enkele schetsen

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Art Historical Context

Gabriel Jacques de Saint-Aubin1734–1780), a prolific French draftsman and engraver, captures everyday elegance in *Studieblad met een lezende vrouw en enkeletsen* (Study with a Reading Woman and Sketches). Created during the vibrant Rococo era in 18th-century Paris, this work features a woman absorbed in reading amid loose sketches, reflecting the artist's fascination with urban life, fashion, and fleeting moments. Saint-Aubin's style—lively, detailed, and improvisational—often documented the theater, salons, and bourgeoisie, making his studies cherished windows into pre-Revolutionary France. ...

About the Artist

Gabriel Jacques de Saint-Aubin · 1724–1780

Gabriel Jacques de Saint-Aubin (14 April 1724 – 14 February 1780) was born in Paris into an artistic family — one of fourteen children of the court embroiderer and engraver G.-G. de Saint-Aubin. Art ran deep in the family: his brothers Charles Germain and Augustin de Saint-Aubin were also accomplished artists. Gabriel received his earliest training at home before entering the studios of Étienne Je...