The Great Barrel-Makers

Prints and Drawings

1790

Jean Jacques de Boissieu
French, 1736-1810

By placing the figures of the barrel-makers in a vault-like space reminiscent of religious architecture, de Boisseau emphasizes the rustic simplicity of everyday life while adding an air of elevated dignity.

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Department: Prints and Drawings

Artist: Jean Jacques de Boissieu
Title: The Great Barrel-Makers
Place: France (Artist's nationality:)
Date Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.: Made 1790
Medium: Etching, roulette and drypoint on ivory laid paper
Dimensions: Plate: 26 × 39.7 cm (10 1/4 × 15 11/16 in.); Sheet: 28.4 × 41.4 cm (11 3/16 × 16 5/16 in.)
Credit Line: William McCallin McKee Memorial Endowment
Reference Number: 1992.751
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de Boissieu 87

Le Blanc 28

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