Dead Toreador
1867–68
Medium
Etching and aquatint on blue laid paper, final state (VI)
Dimensions
plate: 6 x 8 13/16in. (15.2 x 22.4cm) image: 3 7/8 x 7 5/8in. (9.8 x 19.4cm) sheet: 9 3/8 x 14 7/16in. (23.8 x 36.7cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1921
Accession Number
21.76.10
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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...