Child with Sword, Turned to the Left (L'Enfant à l'épée, tourné à gauche)
Edouard Manet
1862
Medium
etching and aquatint in black on japan paper
Dimensions
plate: 31.7 x 24 cm (12 1/2 x 9 7/16 in.) sheet: 49.5 x 34.8 cm (19 1/2 x 13 11/16 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon
Accession Number
1995.47.78
About the Artist
Edouard Manet · 1832–1883
Édouard Manet (1832-1883) was a French painter who played a pivotal role in the transition from Realism to Impressionism, often called the 'Father of Modern Art.' Born into a wealthy Parisian family, Manet defied his father's wishes for a legal career to pursue painting, studying under academic artist Thomas Couture. His revolutionary works 'Le Déjeuner sur l'herbe' and 'Olympia' (both 1863) scand...