Sarah R. Cohen
“Gabriel de Saint-Aubin (1724–1780) Study Day.” The Frick Collection, New York, NY. January 22, 2008
College Art Association,
2008
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Although not well known to the general public, the eighteenth-century French painter and draughtsman Gabriel de Saint-Aubin has long compelled specialists working on virtually every aspect of Parisian social and cultural life. His exuberant depictions took the form of drawings in chalk, ink, and watercolor, as well as etchings and a few oil paintings, while his subjects ranged over most aspects of the cultured world around him: social interaction both high and low; theater; royal...