Medium
Etching and aquatint on laid paper, final state (of two)
Dimensions
6 13/16 x 4 1/2in. (17.3 x 11.4cm) Sheet: 10 15/16 x 7 15/16in. (27.8 x 20.2cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Mrs. B. S. Oppenheimer, in memory of Dr. B. S. Oppenheimer, 1964
Accession Number
64.649.1
Tags
About the Artist
Edouard Manet|Armand Renaud|Goya (Francisco de Goya y Lucientes)|Philippe Burty · 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...