Vignette for the first chant of Roland Furieux
18th century
Medium
Etching and engraving
Dimensions
Sheet (trimmed): 8 1/16 × 8 11/16 in. (20.4 × 22.1 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1953
Accession Number
53.600.3797
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the enchanting world of 18th-century book illustration with *Vignette for the chant of Roland Furieux a delicate etching and engraving by French Louis Joseph Le Lorrain and C. Baquoy. Created as a decorative headpiece for the opening canto of Ludovico Ariosto's Renaissance poem *Orlando Furioso—known in French as *Roland Furieux*— print captures the chivalric romance's whirlwind of knights, love, and madness. Measuring just 8 1/16 × 8 11/16 inches, its intimate scale invites close viewing, revealing vignettes populated by birds, men, and women in dynamic interplay. Etching and engra...
About the Artist
Louis Joseph Le Lorrain|C. Baquoy · 1715–1759
Louis-Joseph Le Lorrain (1715–1759) was a versatile French painter and engraver whose career bridged the vibrant artistic scenes of Paris, Rome, and St. Petersburg. Born in Paris on March 19, 1715, he received his early training under the esteemed Jacques Dumont, mastering design and engraving techniques that would define much of his output. After honing his skills in the French capital, Le Lorrai...