Tom Jones Assisting Molly Seagrim in the Churchyard
Medium
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, over black chalk underdrawing
Dimensions
diameter: 12 3/4 in. (32.4 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Joseph Baillio, in honor of Philippe de Montebello, 2008
Accession Number
2008.423
Tags
About the Artist
Philippe Jacques de Loutherbourg · 1740–1812
Philippe Jacques de Loutherbourg, born in Strasbourg in 1740 to a Swiss miniaturist and engraver, initially pursued studies at the University of Strasbourg for the Lutheran ministry before turning decisively to art. In 1755, he moved to Paris, where he studied under the history painter Charles-André van Loo and the battle specialist Francesco Giuseppe Casanova, later training with engraver Jean-Ge...