Antoine Jean Duclos
Antoine Jean Duclos belongs to the French etching tradition of the late eighteenth century, working in etching and engraving on subjects drawn from classical history and myth. His prints take up episodes such as the head of Cyrus presented to Queen Tomyris and the arrival of Telemachus on Calypso's island, treating narrative scenes with the linear clarity typical of the period's reproductive and illustrative printmaking. This archive holds two of his sheets, one a pure etching issued as a proof and the other combining etching with engraving, both dated 1785. Impressions up to that year are represented, though individual pulls may stem from later printings.
2 works in the collection · All public domain (CC0)
