Study of Two Women

Etienne Jeaurat

ca. 1755 · Black chalk, heightened with white, on gray paper · Drawings and Prints

Jeaurat was one of Saint-Aubin’s mentors at the Académie Royale. He had been accepted as a history painter but earned his reputation with subjects of outdoor life in Paris. Unlike Saint-Aubin, whose figures draw on the full expanse of Parisian society, Jeaurat’s repertoire centered primarily on those of lower social rank. His often tawdry scenes elicit more laughter than empathy.

Artist

Etienne Jeaurat

Date

ca. 1755

Medium

Black chalk, heightened with white, on gray paper

Department

Drawings and Prints

Credit line

Purchase, Bequest of Helen Hay Whitney, by exchange, 1995