Théâtre Français (French Theater)
in or after 1756
Medium
etching on laid paper
Dimensions
sheet: 32.7 x 23.8 cm (12 7/8 x 9 3/8 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Rosenwald Collection
Accession Number
1958.8.133
Art Historical Context
Step into the vibrant world of 18th Parisian theater with *Théâtre Français (French Theater)*, an etching by Charles Germain de-Aubin, created in after 1756.-Aubin, a prolific of the talented Saint-Aubin family of engr, captured the grandeur of the Comédie-Fr—one of France's premier theaters home to timeless works by Molière,ine, and Voltaire. print likely depicts the theater's elegant facade or an interior scene, evoking the cultural heartbeat of Enlightenment-era Paris, where theater was a mirror to society, blending drama, satire, and spectacle for the aristocracy and emerging bourgeoisie. ...