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The Chimera (La Chimère de Monsieur Desprez)
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The Chimera (La Chimère de Monsieur Desprez)

ca. 1777–84

Medium

Etching

Tags

Dimensions

sheet: 11 5/16 x 14 7/16 in. (28.8 x 36.6 cm)

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Purchase, 1998

Classification

Prints

Department

Drawings and Prints

Rights

Public Domain

About Louis Jean Desprez

1743–1804SwedenFrance

Born 28 May 1743. Desprez was a student of Jacques-François Blondel and Pierre Desmaisons. He won the Grand Prix in 1776 for "un château pour un grand seigneur". French architect, painter and etcher. Comment on works: Painter; Architect; Graphic artist; Master draughtsman; Stage set designer