Pierre-Charles Baquoy and Jean-Michel Moreau le jeune
The Engraver’s Studio
1805
Scroll
Physical Qualities
Etching and engraving, Sheet: 356 × 457 mm. (14 × 18 in.)
Plate: 111 × 215 mm. (4 3/8 × 8 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
Garrett Collection
Object Number
1946.112.115
Pierre-Charles Baquoy’s detailed image reveals much about the traditional printmaking process, including the important role played by sculpture. In the left foreground, a young apprentice studies the bust of a male figure, preparing to translate its threedimensional
form onto paper. Scattered throughout the studio are other models and casts, including a reproduction of the Farnese Hercules on a shelf to the far left. This sculpture inspired countless variations and copies—including two works on view nearby.
Elizabeth Rodini et al., BMA, "Printed Sculpture/Sculpted Prints," 14 November 2007 - 23 March 2008, no. 4, p. 8, ill. p. 2.
Inscribed: lower left in plate: "J.M. Moreau inv."; lower center in plate: "P Bacquoy Fecit"; lower right in plate: "P. Baquoy Sculpsit 1806"
Markings: CM: Claghorn
