Jean Jacques de Boissieu
French, 1736-1810
The Village Festival
INV-1193
Jean Jacques de Boissieu
French, 1736-18101773
The Village Festival
Jean Jacques de Boissieu French, 1736-1810 →etchingprint
Date
1773
Medium
Etching on ivory laid paper
Dimensions
Plate: 26 × 35 cm (10 1/4 × 13 13/16 in.); Sheet: 32 × 48.3 cm (12 5/8 × 19 1/16 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
William McCallin McKee Memorial Endowment
De Boissieu' s familiarity with Flemish and Dutch genre scenes is evident in this etching. In particular, the peasants are-shown with a simplicity characteristic of his admiration for the details of their daily life.
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