1803
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
Jean-Baptiste-Louis Gresset is a 1803 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 with curly hair and a white cravat. His face is framed by a circular border inside a rectangular frame. The name "J.B.L. Gresset" is printed below the image in a simple box. The image is an engraving, meaning it was etched into a metal plate and then printed. This method was common for detailed portraits in the 1800s. Check out the technique: etching to see how artists like this made precise 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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