The Duc d’Orléans, and His Son
Medium
Etching in black on ivory laid paper
Dimensions
Image: 26.7 × 17.7 cm (10 9/16 × 7 in.); Plate: 29.3 × 19.2 cm (11 9/16 × 7 9/16 in.); Sheet: 30.4 × 20.4 cm (12 × 8 1/16 in.)
Classification
etching
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
207320
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 ...