The Comtesse de Cossé in a Salon
Louis de Carmontelle
after 1768
Medium
Black and red chalk, and watercolor, on ivory wove paper, laid down on ivory laid paper
Dimensions
36.7 × 24.8 cm (14 1/2 × 9 13/16 in.)
Classification
watercolor
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
86282
Rights
Public Domain
About the Artist
Louis de Carmontelle · 1717–1806
**Louis Carrogis Carmontelle** (15 August 1717 – 26 December 1806) was a multifaceted French artist, dramatist, architect, and inventor whose career bridged the worlds of courtly entertainment and innovative visual arts during the Rococo era. Born in Paris to a modest family—his father worked as a bootmaker—he rose through talent and wit from humble origins to serve prominent noble households. He ...