The Peeler
Medium
Engraving
Dimensions
Sheet (trimmed): 14 5/8 × 10 3/16 in. (37.1 × 25.8 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1953
Accession Number
53.600.531
Tags
Art Historical Context
Welcome to the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Drawings and Prints collection, where *The Peeler* (1742) captivates with its everyday elegance. This engraving by Bernard Lepicié reproduces a painting by Jean Siméonardin, the master of 18th-century French Rococo domestic scenes. Chardin, celebrated for elevating humble subjects like food and household tasks into poetic compositions, likely depicts a woman intently peeling vegetables—a motif drawn from his iconic still lifes and genre works that humanize ordinary life. Printed on a trimmed sheet measuring 14 5/8 × 10 3/16 inches, the engraving sho...
About the Artist
Bernard Lepicié|Jean Siméon Chardin (French|French|French) · 1699 |1698 |1698 –1779 |1755 |1755
French, Paris 1699–1779 Paris|French, Paris 1698–1755 Paris|French, Paris 1698–1755 Paris