Visiting The Met? The Temple of Dendur will be closed Sunday, April 27 through Friday, May 9. The Met Fifth Avenue will be closed Monday, May 5.

Two men and one woman in period clothing gather around a table, with the men attentively looking at the woman. The setting appears to be indoors, with ornate furnishings and a delicately drawn background.

Exhibition

Paris through the Eyes of Saint-Aubin

Overview Visiting Guide Exhibition Objects

Elevation of the Amphitheatre and Entrance Gate of the Collège des Chirugies, Paris, Jacques François Blondel French, Pen and gray ink, brush and gray and pink wash, over graphite. Verso rubbed with red chalk. Lightly incised. Framing line in pen and black ink. — Elevation of the Amphitheatre and Entrance Gate of the Collège des Chirugies, Paris
Jacques François Blondel
Gabriel de Saint-Aubin
ca. 1752

Fountain Design, Jacques François Blondel French, Etching and engraving — Fountain Design
Jacques François Blondel
A. Le Canu

Gabriel de Saint-Aubin French, Etching, before first state — The Wrath of Neptune
Gabriel de Saint-Aubin
1767

Design for the Headpiece of the "Gazette de France", Hubert François Gravelot French, Red and black chalk — Design for the Headpiece of the "Gazette de France"
Hubert François Gravelot

Two spandrels with winged figures, François Boucher French, Black and white chalk on blue paper — Two spandrels with winged figures
François Boucher
18th century

Lot and His Daughters, Joseph Marie Vien French, Etching — Lot and His Daughters
Joseph Marie Vien
1748

Lot and His Daughters; Study of a man and two feet (verso), Gabriel de Saint-Aubin French, Pen and black ink, brush and gray wash, over black and red chalk, heightened with watercolor and gouache, on blue paper (recto); black and white chalk with stumping (verso) — Lot and His Daughters; Study of a man and two feet (verso)
Gabriel de Saint-Aubin
ca. 1750–55

Laban Searching for his Household Gods, Gabriel de Saint-Aubin French, Etching — Laban Searching for his Household Gods
Gabriel de Saint-Aubin
ca. 1753

Death of Antiochus After His Fall, Noël Hallé French, Etching — Death of Antiochus After His Fall
Noël Hallé
1738

The Marriage of Mérope and Polyphonte, Gabriel de Saint-Aubin French, Black chalk with stumping, red and white chalks on beige paper — The Marriage of Mérope and Polyphonte
Gabriel de Saint-Aubin
ca. 1750

View of the Salon in the Year 1753, Gabriel de Saint-Aubin French, Etching — View of the Salon in the Year 1753
Gabriel de Saint-Aubin
1753

A Chateau with a Garden, Gabriel de Saint-Aubin French, Pen and black ink, black chalk, brush and gray wash, watercolor and gouache — A Chateau with a Garden
Gabriel de Saint-Aubin
1779

Allegory of Louis XV as Patron of the Arts with Paintings and Sculpture from the Salon of 1769, Gabriel de Saint-Aubin French, Oil paint over black chalk underdrawing, areas of paper reserve, on off-white laid paper, mounted on pasteboard, varnished — Allegory of Louis XV as Patron of the Arts with Paintings and Sculpture from the Salon of 1769
Gabriel de Saint-Aubin
ca. 1769

The Curving Stair, Gabriel de Saint-Aubin French, Black chalk, pen and black and brown ink, watercolor, and touches of gouache, on off-white laid paper — The Curving Stair
Gabriel de Saint-Aubin
1778–79

A Conference of Lawyers, Gabriel de Saint-Aubin French, Etching, second state of two — A Conference of Lawyers
Gabriel de Saint-Aubin
1776

The Hôtel-Dieu in Flames (recto); The Ruins of the Nun’s Building of the Hôtel-Dieu (verso), Gabriel de Saint-Aubin French, Pen and black ink over black chalk, with watercolor, pastel, and gouache (recto); black chalk (verso) — The Hôtel-Dieu in Flames (recto); The Ruins of the Nun’s Building of the Hôtel-Dieu (verso)
Gabriel de Saint-Aubin
1772

Scene in the Tuileries: The Chairs, Gabriel de Saint-Aubin French, Etching, second state — Scene in the Tuileries: The Chairs
Gabriel de Saint-Aubin
1760

Scene in the Tuileries: The Watering Cart, Gabriel de Saint-Aubin French, Etching, second state — Scene in the Tuileries: The Watering Cart
Gabriel de Saint-Aubin
1760

The Nighttime Fair, Gabriel de Saint-Aubin French, Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, blue watercolor, heightened in white gouache, over traces of red chalk — The Nighttime Fair
Gabriel de Saint-Aubin
1762

The Chestnut Seller (La Marchande de Chataignes), Chevalier de Parlington, Etching; third state of three (Bocher) — The Chestnut Seller (La Marchande de Chataignes)
Chevalier de Parlington
Augustin de Saint-Aubin
1762

Gabriel de Saint-Aubin French, Etching, between second and third states — The Precession of the Fatted Calf
Gabriel de Saint-Aubin
1750

The Fair at Bezons (Vue de la Foire de Bezons), Gabriel de Saint-Aubin French, Etching, after second state — The Fair at Bezons (Vue de la Foire de Bezons)
Gabriel de Saint-Aubin
1750

Revelers at a Table in the Countryside, Gabriel de Saint-Aubin French, Pen and black ink with bister wash over black chalk — Revelers at a Table in the Countryside
Gabriel de Saint-Aubin
1760s

Study of Two Women, Etienne Jeaurat French, Black chalk, heightened with white, on gray paper — Study of Two Women
Etienne Jeaurat
ca. 1755

The Interior of a Large Market, Nicolas Bernard Lépicié French, Pen and black and gray inks, brush and gray wash, heightened with white gouache, over black chalk — The Interior of a Large Market
Nicolas Bernard Lépicié
ca. 1775–78

Studies for “The Country Dance”, Gabriel de Saint-Aubin French, Black and red chalk with touches of brush and gray wash — Studies for “The Country Dance”
Gabriel de Saint-Aubin
ca. 1760–62

Studies of women and children, Gabriel de Saint-Aubin French, Black chalk — Studies of women and children
Gabriel de Saint-Aubin
ca. 1760

Studies for a Street Show in Paris (La parade sur les boulevards), Gabriel de Saint-Aubin French, Black and white chalk on brown paper — Studies for a Street Show in Paris (La parade sur les boulevards)
Gabriel de Saint-Aubin
1760

Country Fair, Pierre Charles Lévesque French, Etching — Country Fair
Pierre Charles Lévesque
François Boucher
1762

The Fortune Teller, François Boucher French, Pen and black ink, brush and gray wash, watercolor, and gouache, over black chalk underdrawing — The Fortune Teller
François Boucher
ca. 1725–28

Elegant Repast, Anne Claude Philippe de Tubières, comte de Caylus French, Etching — Elegant Repast
Anne Claude Philippe de Tubières, comte de Caylus
Claude Gillot
1770

Village Marketplace (Le Marché de village), Jean-Baptiste Marie Pierre French, Etching — Village Marketplace (Le Marché de village)
Jean-Baptiste Marie Pierre
ca.1735–40

The Village Festival (Fête de village dans la campagne romaine), Jean-Baptiste Marie Pierre French, Etching; proof state — The Village Festival (Fête de village dans la campagne romaine)
Jean-Baptiste Marie Pierre
ca. 1735–40

Studies of a Couple Seated on the Ground, Looking at a Songbook, Nicolas Lancret French, Red, black, and white chalk on light gray-brown paper — Studies of a Couple Seated on the Ground, Looking at a Songbook
Nicolas Lancret
ca. 1740

The Carnival of Parnassus (Le Carnaval du Parnasse), Gabriel de Saint-Aubin French, Etching — The Carnival of Parnassus (Le Carnaval du Parnasse)
Gabriel de Saint-Aubin
Pierre François Basan
1761–62

Dorimel Bidding Farewell to His Wife and Her Parents before His Execution: An Illustration for Le Déserteur by Louis-Sébastien Mercier, Gabriel de Saint-Aubin French, Black chalk and oil on paper laid down on panel — Dorimel Bidding Farewell to His Wife and Her Parents before His Execution: An Illustration for Le Déserteur by Louis-Sébastien Mercier
Gabriel de Saint-Aubin
1770

Sheet of Studies, Gabriel de Saint-Aubin French, Black chalk, pen and black ink, touches of colored washes — Sheet of Studies
Gabriel de Saint-Aubin
1776

The Italian Theater, Gabriel de Saint-Aubin French, Etching, before first state — The Italian Theater
Gabriel de Saint-Aubin
1724–1780

Four Actors in Heroic Costume, with a Study of a Helmeted Head, Claude Gillot French, Watercolor, pen and black ink, red chalk, and traces of black chalk — Four Actors in Heroic Costume, with a Study of a Helmeted Head
Claude Gillot
ca. 1711–22

Les fêtes vénitiennes, Gabriel de Saint-Aubin French, Watercolor and gouache over pen and brown ink — Les fêtes vénitiennes
Gabriel de Saint-Aubin
after 1759

Theatrical Divertissement at an Evening Party, Anonymous, French French, Pen and brown ink, watercolor and gouache — Theatrical Divertissement at an Evening Party
Anonymous, French
18th century

The Draftsman, Jean Jacques Flipart French, Etching and engraving; third state of three — The Draftsman
Jean Jacques Flipart
Jean Siméon Chardin
1757

The School Mistress, Bernard Lepicié French, Engraving; first state of three — The School Mistress
Multiple artists/makers
1747

Décrotteur (Shoe Shiner), from Mes gens, ou Les commissionnaires ultramontains au service de qui veut le payer (Servants for Public Hire), Jean-Baptiste Tillard French, Etching and engraving; second state of two (Bocher) — Décrotteur (Shoe Shiner), from Mes gens, ou Les commissionnaires ultramontains au service de qui veut le payer (Servants for Public Hire)
Multiple artists/makers
1766–70

Title page from Essay on Butterflies Masquerading as Humans (Essai de Papilloneries Humaines), Charles Germain de Saint-Aubin French, Etching; first state of two — Title page from Essay on Butterflies Masquerading as Humans (Essai de Papilloneries Humaines)
Charles Germain de Saint-Aubin
ca. 1756–60

The Duel (Le Duel), from Essay on Butterflies Masquerading as Humans (Essai de Papilloneries Humaines), Charles Germain de Saint-Aubin French, Etching; first state of two — The Duel (Le Duel), from Essay on Butterflies Masquerading as Humans (Essai de Papilloneries Humaines)
Charles Germain de Saint-Aubin
ca. 1756–60

Self Portrait in a Medallion, Gabriel de Saint-Aubin French, Black chalk with stumping, graphite, pen and gray ink — Self Portrait in a Medallion
Gabriel de Saint-Aubin
ca. 1764

Artist Sketching a Young Girl, Hubert Robert French, Red chalk — Artist Sketching a Young Girl
Hubert Robert
ca. 1773

Germain-Augustin and Rose de Saint-Aubin, Drawn by Their Uncle, Gabriel de Saint-Aubin French, Gray wash over black chalk and graphite. — Germain-Augustin and Rose de Saint-Aubin, Drawn by Their Uncle
Gabriel de Saint-Aubin
1766

The Child and the Bulldog, Marguerite Gérard French, Etching; second state of three — The Child and the Bulldog
Marguerite Gérard
Jean Honoré Fragonard
1778

Fanfan, Jean Honoré Fragonard French, Etching, third state of three — Fanfan
Jean Honoré Fragonard
1778

Trade Card for Périer, Ironmonger, Gabriel de Saint-Aubin French, Etching and drypoint, reworked with pen and brown ink — Trade Card for Périer, Ironmonger
Gabriel de Saint-Aubin
1767

Trade Card for Périer, Ironmonger, Gabriel de Saint-Aubin French, Black chalk, pen and black and brown inks, brush and gray and brown wash — Trade Card for Périer, Ironmonger
Gabriel de Saint-Aubin
1767

Trade Card for Périer, Ironmonger, Gabriel de Saint-Aubin French, Etching and drypoint, third state of three — Trade Card for Périer, Ironmonger
Gabriel de Saint-Aubin
1767

The Maker of Scales, Jean Michel Moreau le Jeune French, Pen and black ink, brush and brown and gray wash, and graphite — The Maker of Scales
Jean Michel Moreau le Jeune
ca. 1763

The Newsmongers, Gabriel de Saint-Aubin French, Etching, early state — The Newsmongers
Gabriel de Saint-Aubin
1752

The Newsmongers, Gabriel de Saint-Aubin French, Etching, early state — The Newsmongers
Gabriel de Saint-Aubin
1752

Design for a trade card for an ornamental sculptor, Gabriel de Saint-Aubin French, Red chalk and sanguine wash over black chalk underdrawing — Design for a trade card for an ornamental sculptor
Gabriel de Saint-Aubin
1762

Trade Card for a Textile Merchant, Gabriel de Saint-Aubin French, Etching, second state — Trade Card for a Textile Merchant
Gabriel de Saint-Aubin
1752

A la pagode (At the pagode), Trade card of Edme Gersaint, Anne Claude Philippe de Tubières, comte de Caylus French, Etching and engraving — A la pagode (At the pagode), Trade card of Edme Gersaint
Anne Claude Philippe de Tubières, comte de Caylus
François Boucher
1740

Caricature of a Printer, Jean Charles Delafosse French, Pen and black ink, brush and gray and colored wash, over traces of black chalk — Caricature of a Printer
Jean Charles Delafosse
Ennemond Alexandre Petitot

Caricature of a Print seller, Jean Charles Delafosse French, Pen and black ink, brush and gray and colored wash over traces of black chalk — Caricature of a Print seller
Jean Charles Delafosse
Ennemond Alexandre Petitot

Two Designs for Vases (recto); Variant Design for a Vase (verso), Ennemond Alexandre Petitot French, Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, over black chalk underdrawing (recto); pen and brown ink (verso) — Two Designs for Vases (recto); Variant Design for a Vase (verso)
Ennemond Alexandre Petitot

The Four Vases, Gabriel de Saint-Aubin French, Etching — The Four Vases
Gabriel de Saint-Aubin
1754

Placing of the first stone for the church of Saint Genevieve, Gabriel de Saint-Aubin French, Etching — Placing of the first stone for the church of Saint Genevieve
Gabriel de Saint-Aubin
Pierre Chenu
1766

Figures in the portico of the church of Saint Genevieve, Paris, Gabriel de Saint-Aubin French, Pen and brown ink, brush and gray and brown wash, over black chalk — Figures in the portico of the church of Saint Genevieve, Paris
Gabriel de Saint-Aubin
1776–79

Study for a sculpture for the square of the church of Saint Genevieve, Paris, Gabriel de Saint-Aubin French, Pen and black and gray ink, brush and gray wash, over black chalk — Study for a sculpture for the square of the church of Saint Genevieve, Paris
Gabriel de Saint-Aubin
1776

The Marquis de Vandières, Abbé Jean-Bernard Le Blanc, Germain Soufflot, and Charles-Nicolas Cochin, the Younger, Pier Leone Ghezzi Italian, Pen and brown ink, over traces of black chalk — The Marquis de Vandières, Abbé Jean-Bernard Le Blanc, Germain Soufflot, and Charles-Nicolas Cochin, the Younger
Pier Leone Ghezzi
ca. 1750

Virgin and Child with Saints Dominique and Thérèse, with vignettes featuring scenes from the life of Christ (recto); Sketches of religious scenes (verso), Gabriel de Saint-Aubin French, Black chalk, pen and black ink, brush and gray wash, partial squaring in black chalk (recto); black chalk (verso) — Virgin and Child with Saints Dominique and Thérèse, with vignettes featuring scenes from the life of Christ (recto); Sketches of religious scenes (verso)
Gabriel de Saint-Aubin
1776

Coronation Regalia Carried in Procession at Saint-Denis, Gabriel de Saint-Aubin French, Pen and black ink, brush and gray wash, over black chalk. — Coronation Regalia Carried in Procession at Saint-Denis
Gabriel de Saint-Aubin
1775

The Expulsion of the Jesuits, Gabriel de Saint-Aubin French, Etching, first state — The Expulsion of the Jesuits
Gabriel de Saint-Aubin
1761

The Statue of Louis XV Seen through the Arcade of the Garde-Meuble, Gabriel de Saint-Aubin French, Pen and black and brown and ink, brush and gray wash, over black chalk with stumping and graphite underdrawing — The Statue of Louis XV Seen through the Arcade of the Garde-Meuble
Gabriel de Saint-Aubin
1763

The Inauguration of the Statue of Louis XV, Vignette on page 1, from Description des Travaux qui ont précédé. accompagné et suivi la fonte en bronze d'un seul jet de la Statue Equèstre de Louis XV le bien-aimé dressée sur les mémoires de M. Lempereur ancien Echevin. Par M. Mariette, Honoraire amateur de l'Académie Royale de Peinture et Sculpture, A Paris de l'Imprimerie de P.G. Le Mercier, Augustin de Saint-Aubin French, Etching and engraving; second state of two (Bocher) — The Inauguration of the Statue of Louis XV, Vignette on page 1, from Description des Travaux qui ont précédé. accompagné et suivi la fonte en bronze d'un seul jet de la Statue Equèstre de Louis XV le bien-aimé dressée sur les mémoires de M. Lempereur ancien Echevin. Par M. Mariette, Honoraire amateur de l'Académie Royale de Peinture et Sculpture, A Paris de l'Imprimerie de P.G. Le Mercier
Multiple artists/makers
1766

The Inauguration of the Statue of Louis XV, Gabriel de Saint-Aubin French, Etching, third state — The Inauguration of the Statue of Louis XV
Gabriel de Saint-Aubin
Pierre Chenu
1766

The Triumph of Pompey, Gabriel de Saint-Aubin French, Watercolor and gouache, pen and black ink, graphite, over black chalk — The Triumph of Pompey
Gabriel de Saint-Aubin
1765

Arrival of the comte d’Estaing at the Island of Grenada, July 3, 1779, Gabriel de Saint-Aubin French, Pen and black ink, brush and gray wash, over black chalk with stumping, over black chalk with stumping, touches of white gouache — Arrival of the comte d’Estaing at the Island of Grenada, July 3, 1779
Gabriel de Saint-Aubin
1779

Macartney, governor of the Island of Grenada surrendering his sword to the comte d’Estaing, Gabriel de Saint-Aubin French, Pen and black ink, brush and gray wash over black chalk with stumping, touches of blue wash — Macartney, governor of the Island of Grenada surrendering his sword to the comte d’Estaing
Gabriel de Saint-Aubin
1779

Allegory of the Birth of the Duc de Bourgogne, Gabriel de Saint-Aubin French, Pen and brown ink over black chalk with brush and pink wash — Allegory of the Birth of the Duc de Bourgogne
Gabriel de Saint-Aubin
1751

Allegory of the Marriages Performed by the City of Paris in Honor of the Birth of the Duc de Bourgogne in 1751, Gabriel de Saint-Aubin French, Etching, between second and third states — Allegory of the Marriages Performed by the City of Paris in Honor of the Birth of the Duc de Bourgogne in 1751
Gabriel de Saint-Aubin
1752

Allegory of the Marriages Performed by the City of Paris in Honor of the Birth of the Duc de Bourgogne in 1751, Gabriel de Saint-Aubin French, Black chalk, pen and brown ink, brush and gray wash, with white gouache and touches of blue and red chalk — Allegory of the Marriages Performed by the City of Paris in Honor of the Birth of the Duc de Bourgogne in 1751
Gabriel de Saint-Aubin
1751

The Return of the Parliament (Le Retour du Parlement), Jean Bernard Restout French, Etching — The Return of the Parliament (Le Retour du Parlement)
Jean Bernard Restout
ca. 1774

Allegory of the Marriage of the Dauphin and Marie-Antoinette in 1770, Gabriel de Saint-Aubin French, Brush and gray wash, accents in pen and brown ink, over black chalk; framing lines in pen and brown ink; margins tinted with brush and blue-green wash — Allegory of the Marriage of the Dauphin and Marie-Antoinette in 1770
Gabriel de Saint-Aubin
1770

Abel-François Poisson de Vandières, the marquis de Marigny (1727-1781) gesturing toward the courtyard of the Palais du Louvre, Gabriel de Saint-Aubin French, Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, over black chalk, framing lines in pen and brown ink — Abel-François Poisson de Vandières, the marquis de Marigny (1727-1781) gesturing toward the courtyard of the Palais du Louvre
Gabriel de Saint-Aubin
ca.1755

Allegory in Honor of the Arts, Gabriel de Saint-Aubin French, Pen and brown ink, brush and brown and gray wash, with touches of violet wash and white gouache — Allegory in Honor of the Arts
Gabriel de Saint-Aubin
1760

Allegory of the Convalescence of the Dauphin, Gabriel de Saint-Aubin French, Etching, first state — Allegory of the Convalescence of the Dauphin
Gabriel de Saint-Aubin
1752

Catalogue d'une riche collection de tableaux des maîtres les plus célebres des trois écoles : qui composent le cabinet de feu son Altesse Sérenissime Monseigneur le Prince de Conti, prince du sang, & grand prieur de France, Pierre Rémy — Catalogue d'une riche collection de tableaux des maîtres les plus célebres des trois écoles : qui composent le cabinet de feu son Altesse Sérenissime Monseigneur le Prince de Conti, prince du sang, & grand prieur de France
Pierre Rémy
1777

Catalogue Raisonné des Curiosités qui composoient le Cabinet de feu Mme. Dubois-Jourdain, Mme. Dubois-Jourdain 's collection French — Catalogue Raisonné des Curiosités qui composoient le Cabinet de feu Mme. Dubois-Jourdain
Multiple artists/makers
1766–67

Catalogue raisonné des tableaux, estampes, coquilles, & autres curiosités : après le décès de feu Monsieur Dezalier d'Argenville, maître des comptes, & membre des Sociétés royale de Londres & de Monpellier, Augustin de Saint-Aubin French — Catalogue raisonné des tableaux, estampes, coquilles, & autres curiosités : après le décès de feu Monsieur Dezalier d'Argenville, maître des comptes, & membre des Sociétés royale de Londres & de Monpellier
Multiple artists/makers
1766

Portrait of Two Men, Gabriel de Saint-Aubin French, Black and red chalk, with stumping — Portrait of Two Men
Gabriel de Saint-Aubin
ca. 1760–70

Sheet of Studies: Paintings and Drawings from the Collection of the Prince de Conti, Gabriel de Saint-Aubin French, Pen and black ink, brush and gray wash, over black chalk — Sheet of Studies: Paintings and Drawings from the Collection of the Prince de Conti
Gabriel de Saint-Aubin
1777

Catalogue raisonné des diverses curiosités du cabinet de feu M. Quentin de Lorangère, March 2, 1744, Quentin de Lorangère French, Illustrations: etching — Catalogue raisonné des diverses curiosités du cabinet de feu M. Quentin de Lorangère, March 2, 1744
Quentin de Lorangère
1744

L'Art du brodeur, Charles Germain de Saint-Aubin French — L'Art du brodeur
Charles Germain de Saint-Aubin
1770

Cours d'Architecture ou Traité de la Décoration, Distribution & Construction des Bâtiments (Volume 9), Jacques François Blondel French, Printed books with engraved illustrations — Cours d'Architecture ou Traité de la Décoration, Distribution & Construction des Bâtiments (Volume 9)
Jacques François Blondel
La Veuve Desaint
1771–77

Abrégé de l'histoire Romaine, Abbé Claude Francois Xavier Millot French, plates: etchings — Abrégé de l'histoire Romaine
Multiple artists/makers
1789

L'Histoire naturelle éclaircie dans une de ses parties principales, la Conchyliologie, qui traite des coquillages de mer, de rivière et de terre, Antoine Joseph Dézallier d'Argenville French, Two volumes in one, quarto; engraved frontispiece and 40 engraved plates with contemporary watercolor, sections with engraved headpieces, text ruled in red throughout — L'Histoire naturelle éclaircie dans une de ses parties principales, la Conchyliologie, qui traite des coquillages de mer, de rivière et de terre
Multiple artists/makers
1757