Who created "The Crying Child"?

The Crying Child was created by Louis Marin Bonnet|Charles Dominique Joseph Eisen in ca. 1760.

When was "The Crying Child" created?

This artwork was created ca. 1760.

What medium is "The Crying Child"?

The Crying Child is Chalk manner in red.

Is "The Crying Child" in the public domain?

Yes, The Crying Child is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

The Crying Child

Louis Marin Bonnet|Charles Dominique Joseph Eisen

ca. 1760

Medium

Chalk manner in red

Dimensions

Sheet (trimmed): 9 3/16 × 7 1/16 in. (23.4 × 18 cm)

Classification

Prints

Department

Drawings and Prints

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1953

Accession Number

53.600.3282

Tags

SadnessChildren

Art Historical Context

Step into the tender world of 18th-century French printmaking with *The Crying Child*, a poignant work created around 1760 by Louis Marin Bonnet after a design by Charles Dominique Joseph. Bonnet, a master engraver, and Eisen, a celebrated Rococo painter and draftsman known for his delicate illustrations, collaborated to capture a child's raw emotion—evoking universal themes of sadness and vulnerability, as highlighted by the artwork's tags. This print exemplifies the innovative "chalk manner" technique in red chalk, a method Bonnet pioneered to mimic the soft, textured strokes of pastel draw...

About the Artist

Louis Marin Bonnet|Charles Dominique Joseph Eisen · 1736–1793

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