Charles-François Hutin

Charles-François Hutin was an artist whose documented activity spanned nearly two decades, with surviving works dating between 1745 and 1764. Hutin’s known output consists primarily of graphic art, with seven prints and one drawing represented in American museum collections.

The subjects addressed in these works vary, encompassing genre scenes like Children Playing, mythological and classical themes such as Milo of Croton, and biblical narratives including Hagar and the Rest of the Holy Family in Egypt. Other documented compositions include Ut Pictura Poesis.

The importance of Charles-François Hutin prints is established through their inclusion in major American institutions. These collections include the Art Institute of Chicago and the Cleveland Museum of Art, which preserve the artist’s contribution to eighteenth-century graphic arts. Today, the study of Hutin's oeuvre is facilitated by institutions making these historical compositions available, often provided as high-quality prints for scholarly and public access.