# The Toilette [View the canonical artwork record]() ## Artwork - Artist: [SAINT-AUBIN, Charles-Germain de]() - Date: 1751-1800 - Technique: Engraving ## Commentary Saint-Auben produced a series of "human butterflies", following the "grotesque" tradition of the period. The vignettes depict butterfly-like creatures acting out human scenes beneath rococo garlands. The picture shows an illustration from the "Essais de papilloneries imaginaires". ## Attribution [Web Gallery of Art]()