Winter
Medium
Etching with engraving
Dimensions
sheet: 10 3/16 x 9 13/16 in. (25.8 x 25 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1953
Accession Number
53.600.2455
Tags
Art Historical Context
Charles Joseph Natoire (1700–1777), a leading French Rococo artist, captured the playful essence of winter in this enchanting etching with engraving. Known for his elegant, whimsical style influenced by the ornate curves and lighthearted themes of the Rococo movement Natoire often depicted lively scenes blending mythology, nature, and daily life. This print, from the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Drawings and Prints department, a cozy yet frosty moment through tags like children, swans, fire, and—likely portraying young figures gathered around a hearth amid a snowy landscape, with graceful swan...