The Holy Family Served by Angels
Simon Julien
1773
Medium
Etching on cream laid paper
Dimensions
Plate: 17.6 × 27 cm (6 15/16 × 10 11/16 in.); Sheet: 20.8 × 28.9 cm (8 1/4 × 11 7/16 in.)
Classification
etching
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
149520
Rights
Public Domain
About the Artist
Simon Julien · 1735–1800
**Simon Julien (1735–1800)** was a French painter, draughtsman, and etcher born in Toulon. He began his artistic training in his native city and at the emerging academic school in Marseille before moving to Paris. There he studied at the École des Beaux-Arts under Carle van Loo starting in 1758 and also followed the instruction of Michel-François Dandré-Bardon at the Académie Royale. Julien achie...