Charles’s work is defined by its painter sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.

La Lorraine reunie a la France (Lorraine Reunited with France)
Charles-Nicholas Cochin (French, 1688-1754) after Nicholas Delobel (French, 1693-1763)

Decoration for a Masked Ball given by the King
Charles Nicolas Cochin I (French, 1688-1754) after Charles-Nicholas Cochin the younger (French, 1715-1790)

La Blanchisseuse (The Washerwoman)
Charles-Nicolas Cochin, I (French, 1688-1754) after Jean Siméon Chardin (French, 1699-1779)

Don Quichotte (Don Quixote) (Furnishing Fabric)
Possibly after design by Jean Jacques Lagrenèe le Jeune (French, 1739–1821) after engravings by Charles Nicolas Cochin l'Aîné (French, 1688–1754), Magdaleine Hortenels Cochin (French, 1683–1767), Jean Baptiste Haussard (French, 1679/80–1749), and Louis Silvestre l'Aîné (French, 1664–1740) Based on paintings by Charles Antoine Coypel (French, 1694–1752) France, Nantes

Alexandre et Roxane, from Recueil d'estampes d'après les plus beaux tableaux et d'après les plus beaux desseins qui sont en France (Cabinet Crozat)
Charles Nicolas Cochin the elder (French, 1688-1754) after Raphael (Italian, 1483-1520)

Alexandre et Roxane, from Recueil d'estampes d'après les plus beaux tableaux et d'après les plus beaux desseins qui sont en France (Cabinet Crozat)
Charles Nicolas Cochin the elder (French, 1688-1754) after Raphael (Italian, 1483-1520)

Hercule Gaulois, ou L'Eloquence, from Recueil d'estampes d'après les plus beaux tableaux et d'après les plus beaux desseins qui sont en France (Cabinet Crozat)
Charles Nicolas Cochin the elder (French, 1688-1754) and Nicolas Le Sueur (French, 1691-1764) after Raphael (Italian, 1483-1520)

La Calomnie (The Calumny of Apelles), from Recueil d'estampes d'après les plus beaux tableaux et d'après les plus beaux desseins qui sont en France (Cabinet Crozat)
Charles Nicolas Cochin the elder (French, 1688-1754) and Nicolas Le Sueur (French, 1691-1764) after Raphael (Italian, 1483-1520)

Don Quichotte (Don Quixote) (Furnishing Fabric)
Possibly after design by Jean Jacques Lagrenèe le Jeune (French, 1739–1821) after engravings by Charles Nicolas Cochin l'Aîné (French, 1688–1754), Magdaleine Hortenels Cochin (French, 1683–1767), Jean Baptiste Haussard (French, 1679/80–1749), and Louis Silvestre l'Aîné (French, 1664–1740) Based on paintings by Charles Antoine Coypel (French, 1694–1752) France, Nantes

Elevator Grille from the Chicago Stock Exchange, Chicago, Illinois
Louis H. Sullivan American, 1856-1924

Book Cover for Book of Psalms, Prayers, and Hymns
England

Landscape in the Style of Ancient Masters: Artist's commentary
Lan Ying (Chinese, 1585-c. 1664)

Landscape with Saint John on Patmos
Nicolas Poussin (French, 1594–1665)

Moyenvic, Lorraine, 1631
Nicolas Cochin French, 1610-1686

Elements of Composite Armor
German or Austrian

It Rocks but is Not Sunk
Charles Meryon French, 1821-1868

Christ Washing the Feet of His Disciples
Nicolas Bertin (French, 1668–1736)

Slip of the Tongue
Nairy Baghramian German, born Iran, 1971

Portrait of Jacques Nicolas Colbert, Archbishop of Rouen
Pierre Drevet (French, 1663-1738) after Hyacinthe Rigaud (French, 1659-1743)