L'appartement du Comte de Mornay
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
Plate: 9 1/4 × 6 3/16 in. (23.5 × 15.7 cm) Sheet: 13 3/8 × 9 13/16 in. (34 × 25 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Donato Esposito, 2015
Accession Number
2015.653.39
Tags
Art Historical Context
This etching, created in 1873 by Adolphe Martial Potémont (known as Martial) after a design associated with Eugène Delacroix and printed by A. Beillet, offers a glimpse into the private world of the Comte de Mornay. The image captures a richly furnished interior complete with chairs and beds, rendered through the precise lines and tonal subtleties of the etching medium. At just over nine inches tall, the plate demonstrates how 19th-century printmakers could translate painted or drawn interiors into accessible works on paper. The subject connects directly to Delacroix’s circle. Comte de Mornay...
About the Artist
Adolphe Martial Potémont, called Martial|Eugène Delacroix|A. Beillet (French|French|French) · 1828 |1863 |1822 –1883 |1867 |1907
French, Paris 1828–1883 Paris|French, active 1863–67|French, Paris 1822–1907 Paris