#gilles antoine demarteau the younger

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The Cat’s Repast

Origin: France, 1778 or 1779. Description: A fine young woman gives her fluffy white cat a meal of milk in this hand-colored engraving on ivory laid paper. The artist, Gilles Antoine Demarteau (the Younger), is less well-known than the uncle who he was named after and whose workshop he would eventually take over. Modeled after the work of Jean-Baptiste Huet. Maintained by the Art Institute of Chicago, but not on display. (