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Germain-Augustin and Rose de Saint-Aubin, Drawn by Their Uncle

1766
Not on view
This charming double portrait depicts the two youngest children of Charles-Germain, Saint-Aubin’s older brother. Germain-Augustin (1758-1825), on the left, was eight years old at the time and Marie-Françoise, nicknamed Rose (1755–1813), was eleven.

The Saint-Aubin family was as musical as it was artistic. Rose holds a hurdy-gurdy, and both look off to the left, seemingly unaware they are being drawn by their uncle. The naturalism of their delicately delineated features is unusual in Saint-Aubin’s oeuvre and suggests an avuncular fondness.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Germain-Augustin and Rose de Saint-Aubin, Drawn by Their Uncle
  • Artist: Gabriel de Saint-Aubin (French, Paris 1724–1780 Paris)
  • Date: 1766
  • Medium: Brush and gray wash, over black chalk and graphite
  • Dimensions: 7 3/16 x 4 13/16 in. (18.2 x 12.2 cm)
  • Classification: Drawings
  • Credit Line: Bequest of Walter C. Baker, 1971
  • Object Number: 1972.118.233
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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