In the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland — check current display status with the museum.
FROM THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART’S CATALOG
Gilles Demarteau was the first artist to master crayon-manner etching—the process seen here—which replicates the appearance of a red-chalk drawing. Rather than sketching with an etching needle, Demarteau used a tool called a roulette (a small, toothed wheel) to create tiny, regular dots that were then etched into the printing plate. The text along the lower margin of the image indicates that Demarteau’s print of the dramatic removal of Christ’s body from the cross reproduces a drawing by the well-known court painter to King Louis XV, Jean-Baptiste Marie Pierre. With prints like this, Demarteau took advantage of the popularity of chalk drawings in the 1700s, selling his prints to members of a growing middle class who were interested in acquiring the trappings of wealth.
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Jean-Honoré Fragonard (French, 1732–1806) — Saint Luke
Giovanni Battista Tiepolo — Marine Deity with Attendant Fema
Anonymous, Italian, Roman-Bolognese, 17th century — Venus an
Giovanni Battista Tiepolo — Two Allegorical Figures for a Ce
Anonymous, Italian, Roman-Bolognese, 17th century — Scene wi
Jean-Honoré Fragonard (French, 1732–1806) — The Disciples at
Giovanni Battista Tiepolo — Chained Woman and Other Figures 
Gilles Demarteau (French, 1722–1776) — The Washerwoman
Gilles Demarteau|François Boucher — Allégorie pour la commém
Giovanni Battista Cipriani|Anonymous — A group of nine women
Ottaviano Dandini — Scene of Abduction (recto); Allegorical 
Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo — The Baptism of Christ
