Who created "Vous avez la clef, mais il a trouve le serrure"?

Vous avez la clef, mais il a trouve le serrure was created by Jean-Louis Anselin after Antoine Borel in 1751 to 1775.

When was "Vous avez la clef, mais il a trouve le serrure" created?

This artwork was created 1751 to 1775.

What medium is "Vous avez la clef, mais il a trouve le serrure"?

Vous avez la clef, mais il a trouve le serrure is engraving.

Is "Vous avez la clef, mais il a trouve le serrure" in the public domain?

Yes, Vous avez la clef, mais il a trouve le serrure is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

Vous avez la clef, mais il a trouve le serrure

Jean-Louis Anselin after Antoine Borel

1751 to 1775

Medium

engraving

Classification

Department

CG-E

Museum

National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.

Credit

Widener Collection

Accession Number

1942.9.2239

Art Historical Context

Nestled in the National Gallery of Art's Widener Collection, *Vous avez la clef, mais il a trouvé la serrure* ("You have the key, but he has found the lock") is a witty 18th-century French engraving by Jean-Louis Anselin, created after a design by Antoine Borel between 1751 and 1775. This print captures the playful, often risqué spirit of Rococo-era art, where lighthearted genre scenes and subtle innuendos thrived amid France's Enlightenment salons and libertine culture. Engraving, the medium here, was a masterful reproductive technique: Anselin would have incised intricate lines into a coppe...

Vous avez la clef, mais il a trouve le serrure

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