The Promenade on the Boulevard
<p>Gabriel de Saint-Aubin is prized today for his evocation of 18th-century Parisian society. This glimpse of <em>personnages de qualité</em> (as the work was once titled) relates to one of the very few paintings known by him and captures fashionable life around 1760. The black chalk underdrawing includes ruled lines mapping the perspective of the boulevard, reflecting the artist’s role as a professor in an architecture academy.</p>
Catalogue
- Year
- 1755
- Dimensions
- 15.1 × 22.9 cm (6 × 9 1/16 in.)
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
Artist
Printmaking
Gabriel Jacques de Saint-Aubin
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The Entrance of the Academy of Architecture at the Louvre
1779 · Brush and black ink and gray and colored wash, with black chalk and touches of pen and black ink, on off-white laid paper
Allegorie op de dood van Voltaire
1778 · pen on ink, paper, watercolor (paint), graphite (mineral)
Allegorie op de terugkeer in Parijs van Lodewijk XVI na zijn kroning te Reims op 11 juni 1775
1775 · pen on paper, chalk, ink
Triomphe de Pompee dans Rome
1775 · etching on laid paper [proof]
Louis XVI and Marie-Antoinette Crowned by Love
1775 · red chalk, black chalk, pen and black and gray ink with watercolor and gouache, heightened with white gouache on laid paper
A Portrait Medallion of King Louis XV Surrounded by Putti Carrying the Attributes of Fame and History
1774 · Graphite, with traces of pen and black ink, on parchment, tipped onto white paper, tipped on blue card
Record
Verified by WattsOS- Year
- 1755
- Dimensions
- 15.1 × 22.9 cm (6 × 9 1/16 in.)
- Watts ID
- WW-1755-128316
Source
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Source
- aic
- Reference
- View at source
- Status
- verified