The School Master (Le grand Maître d'École)

1780

Dating: Exact year
Held at: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Medium: Etching with drypoint; fourth state of four
Dimensions: sheet: 19 11/16 x 14 1/4 in. (50 x 36.2 cm) plate: 10 1/4 x 13 9/16 in. (26 x 34.5 cm)
Collection no.: 2000.361.12
Attribution: By the artist

Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

About this artwork

The School Master (Le grand Maître d'École) — Jean-Jacques de Boissieu. 1780.

Medium: Etching with drypoint; fourth state of four. Dimensions: sheet: 19 11/16 x 14 1/4 in. (50 x 36.2 cm) plate: 10 1/4 x 13 9/16 in. (26 x 34.5 cm).

Collection record: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.

Credit line: Gift of James David Draper, 2000.

This is a museum catalogue record, not a current-display assertion.

Source: official collection record. Metadata selected and normalized by Artline from the source export, accessed 10 September 2026; no museum endorsement. Reproduction rights are separate.

Location checked Sep 10, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.

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