# A Couple Embracing in an Artist's Studio [View the canonical artwork record]() ## Artwork - Artist: [LAMI, Eugène Louis]() - Date: 1801-1850 - Technique: Watercolour over traces of black chalk, with touches of white gouache, 198 x 246 mm ## Commentary A Couple Embracing in an Artist's Studio 1881 Watercolour over traces of black chalk, with touches of white gouache, 198 x 246 mm J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles Overcome with emotion, a young painter throws his brush and palette to the ground and falls on his knees before his model. The subject of this watercolour, an amorous couple, recalls the carefree and pleasure-filled themes of the earlier Rococo period. The costumes and interior details make further reference to this period. ## Related artworks - [A Party at the Duc d'Orléans]() - [The Duc d'Orléans in an Oriental Costume]() ## Attribution [Web Gallery of Art]()