1800
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Le Grand-Conde is a 1800 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 serious face. His head is turned slightly to the side, and he wears what looks like a ruffled collar. The background is plain, with just a dark oval framing his face. The name "Le Grand-Conde" is written below the portrait, and the artist’s name, Augustin Saint-Aubin, is signed at the bottom. This is an engraving, which means the artist used sharp tools to carve lines into a metal plate. Next, check out the technique: etching to see how artists like Saint-Aubin made prints like this.
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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