Historical context
Comte de Caylus / After Edme Bouchardon / François Joullain Anne Claude Philippe produced this engraving or print in 1746. The piece is held by Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York and is in the public domain under Public Domain; we sourced the file from the institution’s open-access program and prepared it for archival printing.
The master file is 2821 × 3630 pixels. At 300 DPI it prints clean at approximately 12 inches on the long edge before any visible loss; below that scale all three included print sizes hold cleanly.
Catalog
| Artist | Comte de Caylus / After Edme Bouchardon / François Joullain Anne Claude Philippe |
|---|---|
| Title | Études prises dans le bas peuple ou les Cris de Paris: Caffé Caffé |
| Year | 1746 |
| Medium | Engraving or print |
| Holding | Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York |
| License | Public Domain |
| Archive № | CA-110 |
Print specifications
Shelf or small-wall scale. Matte fine-art paper, slim oak or walnut frame.
The size at which the composition reads correctly. Cream mat, dark warm-wood frame.
Pushable for a feature hang; at this scale the lithographic or brushwork texture becomes visible.
Source statement
Digital source: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, open-access program (license: Public Domain). Original record accessible via the Wikimedia Commons page linked in the catalog metadata.
Original work: Comte de Caylus / After Edme Bouchardon / François Joullain Anne Claude Philippe, 1746, Engraving or print. Held by Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
Restoration notes. Conservative balance: paper tone preserved from the institutional scan, mild contrast lift, color values held to source. No reconstructive retouching.
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