Baker Boy 1746

"Baker Boy," an etching by Anne Claude Philippe Caylus, depicts a young boy in profile carrying a basket of bread on his back. The work is a fine example of the French artist's interest in depicting everyday life, especially in the details of the boy's attire and the carefully rendered basket of bread. Caylus’s collection of prints and drawings is renowned for its realistic depictions of laborers, including many depictions of young people at work, such as this one.