One Print, Five Stories—’Phrosine and Mélidore’: Art Talk with Elizabeth Rudy

Prints tell so many stories, from all the materials that went into their creation to the numerous artists involved in their production. In this talk, curator Elizabeth Rudy explores five stories within one print, a 1797 book illustration by French artists Pierre-Paul Prud’hon and Barthélemy Roger. TAKE A CLOSER LOOK: Pierre-Paul Prud’hon (design and etching) and Barthélemy Joseph Fulcran Roger (engraving), French, “Phrosine and Mélidore,” 1797. Etching and engraving. Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gray Collection of Engravings Fund and the Jakob Rosenberg Fund, G9063: -- Speaker: Elizabeth Rudy, Carl A. Weyerhaeuser Associate Curator of Prints, Division of European and American Art This video is part of our Harvard Art Museums at Home: Art Talks series in which curators, conservators, fellows, and graduate students share short, informal videos that offer an up-close look at works from our collections. Recorded