Le Bal Paré

Artist Antoine-Jean Duclos (French, 1742 - 1795)

After Augustin de Saint-Aubin (French, 1736 - 1807)

Titles

The Dress Ball

Date1774

MediumEtching, engraving and stippling

DimensionsPlatemark: 12 11/16 x 17 1/4 in. (32.3 x 43.8 cm) Sheet: 13 1/4 x 18 3/4 in. (33.7 x 47.7 cm)

Credit LineBequest of Robert Getscher from the Getscher-Wilkinson Collection

CultureFrench

Object numberPC2014.14.53

ClassificationsPrint Collection

DescriptionCouples dance in an ornate ballroom with lit chandeliers, mirrored walls, and paintings and reliefs above the doorways and windows. Some attendees sit in chairs, while some are caught in the action of entering or exiting the room. The print is decorated with an ornate frame and coat of arms below. This print by Duclos is based on a drawing by Augustin de Saint-Aubin that was exhibited in the Salon of 1773. Its pendant is "Le Concert" (PC2014.14.54).

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