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Habit de Faune: a faun wearing a tonnelet with a flute attached, a cane in his right hand and vines around his horns, from "New designs for costumes" (Nouveaux desseins d'habillements à l'usage des balets operas et comedies)

After Claude Gillot French
ca. 1721
Not on view
Drawing, design for a faun costume, from the 'New designs for costumes' (Nouveaux desseins d'habillements à l'usage des balets operas et comedies). The costume consists of a knee-length tonnelet with fur trimmings across the chest and around the neck, bell sleeves with hanging beads, and high-heeled boots, bordered with fur. A flute, attached to the tonnelet, hangs over the faun's left hip, and a cane is held on the right hand. The faun's horns are surrounded by vines.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Habit de Faune: a faun wearing a tonnelet with a flute attached, a cane in his right hand and vines around his horns, from "New designs for costumes" (Nouveaux desseins d'habillements à l'usage des balets operas et comedies)
  • Series/Portfolio: "New designs for costumes" (Nouveaux desseins d'habillements à l'usage des balets operas et comedies)
  • Artist: François Joullain (French, Paris 1697–1778 Paris)
  • Artist: After Claude Gillot (French, Langres 1673–1722 Paris)
  • Date: ca. 1721
  • Medium: Etching
  • Dimensions: image: 5 7/8 x 3 1/8 in. (14.9 x 8 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Bequest of Phyllis Massar, 2011
  • Object Number: 2012.136.377.4
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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