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| Joseph-Marie Vien Title page to a collection of designs for vases "after the antique" etched by the artist's wife, Marie-Therese Rebout 1760 |
Joseph-Marie Vien (1716-1809) possessed a flawless instinct for the visual preferences of the more privileged segments of Parisian society under Louis XV. Praised by all (including Diderot) Vien became a powerful member of the Royal Academy, successfully maintaining his status throughout the Revolution and well into the age of Napoleon. Etchings below were published by Vien in 1748 (fifty years in advance of Napoleon's fame) to celebrate the mid-century upmarket fad for "Turkish" costume.
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| Chief Eunuch |
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| Grand Vizier |
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| Pasha |
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| Sultana |
Below, additional prints and drawings by Joseph-Marie Vien, preserved today at the Metropolitan Museum in New York.
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| Joseph-Marie Vien Roman Colosseum drawing 1740s |
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| Joseph-Marie Vien Allegory of the Arts drawing 1796 |
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| Joseph-Marie Vien The Arrival of the Wine Vat drawing c. 1755 |
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| Joseph-Marie Vien The Arrival of the Wine Vat etching c. 1755 |