La folie
1777
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
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Jean-François Janinet
Jean-François Janinet (1752–1814) was a French artist, born in Paris.
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ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
La folie is a 1777 ink by Jean-François Janinet, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This print shows a woman in a fancy hat, looking sideways with a wild grin. Her eyes are wide. One hand clutches a fan. The background is dark, so she pops. Janinet made this with tiny dots and lines. He used a roulette tool to scratch patterns into the metal plate. That creates soft shadows on her face. Look up etching next.
Jean-François Janinet (1752–1814) was a French artist, born in Paris.
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