The Death of Germanicus, from the Spectacle de l'Histoire Romaine
Medium
Etching in black on ivory laid paper
Dimensions
Image: 21.2 × 16.2 cm (8 3/8 × 6 7/16 in.); Sheet: 25.7 × 18.5 cm (10 1/8 × 7 5/16 in.)
Classification
etching
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
233482
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...