1770
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Guillaume Coustou is a 1770 ink by Augustin de Saint-Aubin, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This is a black-and-white portrait of a man’s head and shoulders. His hair is curly, pulled back, and tied with a ribbon. The background is a plain oval frame with a textured border. Below the portrait, there’s a line of small, uneven text. The artist used a technique called etching to create the fine lines and shading. This method lets them control light and shadow with precision. Next, check out etching to see how artists carve into metal plates to make prints.
Augustin de Saint-Aubin sometimes styled Auguste de Saint-Aubin (3 January 1736 – 9 November 1807), belongs to an important dynasty of French designers and engravers.
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