# The Young Draftsman, in Prints of the 18th century

Gilles Demarteau made this in 1750/70, aged about 21. It is now at the Art Institute of Chicago.

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## The work

- Date: 1750/70
- Medium: Crayon manner engraving in red and black on cream laid paper
- Dimensions: Plate/sheet: 21 × 155.6 cm (8 5/16 × 61 5/16 in.)
- Type: Print
- Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago, 2022.156
- Licence: CC0 1.0

## The artist

[Gilles Demarteau](https://www.ochreeditions.com/artists/gilles-demarteau), French, 1729–1776

1 works in the collection.

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