Who created "The Negligé or Morning Dressing"?

The Negligé or Morning Dressing was created by Jacques Philippe Le Bas|Jacques Philippe Le Bas|Jean Siméon Chardin in 1741.

What medium is "The Negligé or Morning Dressing"?

The Negligé or Morning Dressing is Engraving.

Is "The Negligé or Morning Dressing" in the public domain?

Yes, The Negligé or Morning Dressing is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

The Negligé or Morning Dressing

Jacques Philippe Le Bas|Jacques Philippe Le Bas|Jean Siméon Chardin

1741

Medium

Engraving

Dimensions

Sheet: 14 5/8 × 10 1/8 in. (37.2 × 25.7 cm)

Classification

Prints

Department

Drawings and Prints

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1953

Accession Number

53.600.528

Tags

InteriorsGirlsWomenDressing

Art Historical Context

Step into the intimate world of 18th French domesticity with *The Negligé or Dressing* (1741), a engraving by master printmaker Jacques-Philippe Le, reproducing a composition by Jean-Siméonardin. Measuring 14 5/8 × 10 1/8 inches, print from the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Drawings and Prints department captures a young woman or girl in the quiet ritual of morning dressing within a softly lit interior. Chardin, a pioneer of genre scenes, elevated everyday moments like this—women in negligées amid personal grooming—into art of profound realism and warmth, diverging from the era's grand histori...

About the Artist

Jacques Philippe Le Bas|Jacques Philippe Le Bas|Jean Siméon Chardin · 1707–1783

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