Summer
Medium
Engraving
Dimensions
Sheet: 15 7/8 × 11 5/16 in. (40.4 × 28.8 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1951
Accession Number
51.501.2310
Tags
Art Historical Context
"**Summer**," an exquisite engraving from the 17th century (1620–70), showcases the collaborative talents of French artist Grégoire Huret and Pierre Mariette. H, active during the Baroque era, was renowned for his intricate reproductive prints that captured the elegance of contemporary paintings. This sheet, measuring 15 7/8 × 11 5/16 inches, exemplifies the era's mastery of engraving—a labor-intensive intaglio technique where metal plates are incised with fine lines, inked, and pressed onto paper to produce rich, detailed images reproducible in multiples. The artwork likely evokes the vitali...
About the Artist
Grégoire Huret|Pierre Mariette · 1606–1670
French draftsman and printmaker. Comment on works: Engraver & draftsman