Artwork
Title Page (Le Titre)
Title Page (Le Titre) is an ink print by the Baroque artist Charles Germain de Saint-Aubin. It dates from 1748 and is held in the collection of the National Gallery of Art.
- Inscription
- Inscribed:recto: in plate, at center: PREMIER ESSAI / DE / PAPILLONERIES HUMAINES; in plate, along bottom: AParis chez Fessard Graveur du Roy rue St. Thomas du Louvre la 3e porte cochere a main gauche en entrant par la place du Palais Royal; verso: at lower right in graphite in later hand: B-2108
- Markings
- Marked:recto: none; verso: National Gallery of Art
About this work
Overview
Title Page (Le Titre) is an etching and engraving on laid paper created by Charles Germain de Saint-Aubin around 1748.
Subject & Meaning
The print features a delicate wreath with a crown and flowers at its center, surrounded by leaves and swirling motifs. The inscription 'Premier Essai de Papilloneries Humaines' suggests a connection to butterflies or insects, although the exact meaning remains ambiguous.
Technique & Style
Executed in a precise and detailed style, the work showcases the artist's skill with etching and engraving techniques, which involve scratching lines into metal plates to create the design.
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