Jean-Baptiste Michel
Jean-Baptiste Michel is represented in this archive by a single sheet, an etching and engraving titled The Sleep of Cupid. The print belongs to the tradition of reproductive and illustrative intaglio work, in which line is cut into a metal plate and printed with ink. Beyond the technique and subject, the surviving metadata leaves the artist's dates and nationality unrecorded, so the entry rests on the plate itself rather than on biography. The collection thus offers one example of his engraved line, useful for comparison with other printmakers of the same technical school.
1 works in the collection · All public domain (CC0)
