Artwork
La Fuite à dessein (The Pre-Arranged Flight)
La Fuite à dessein (The Pre-Arranged Flight) is an ink print by the Romanticist artist Charles François Adrien Macret. It dates from 1783 and is held in the collection of the National Gallery of Art.
About this work
Overview
La Fuite à dessein (The Pre-Arranged Flight) is an etching on laid paper created by Charles François Adrien Macret in 1783.
Subject & Meaning
The etching depicts a woman in elaborate attire standing on a rocky hillside, with a young boy clinging to her skirt. Her outstretched arm suggests she is in motion, possibly fleeing.
Technique & Style
The artist employed etching techniques to convey texture and detail, using lines to render the folds of the woman's dress and the rocky terrain.
Artist & collection
