Title Page, from a series of six landscapes titled "Observationib.Astronom.Regiae.Paris.Scient. Acad...1736"
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
Sheet (trimmed): 2 5/16 × 4 3/16 in. (5.8 × 10.7 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1953
Accession Number
53.600.4356
Art Historical Context
Welcome to the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Drawings and Prints department, where we spotlight Quentin Pierre Chedel's *Title Page, from a series of six landscapes titledObservationib.Astronomiae.Paris.Scient. Acad...1736"*1736). This delicate etching, measuring just 2 5/16 × 4 3/16 inches on a trimmed sheet, serves as the elegant frontispiece for a rare series of landscapes tied to the French Royal Academy of Sciences in Paris. Created during the Enlightenment's scientific fervor, it likely introduces views capturing sites of astronomical observations, blending art with the era's passion for ...