The Toilette
1861–62
Medium
Etching with roulette, bitten tone; final state (II) on blue laid paper
Dimensions
plate: 11 3/16 x 8 3/4in. (28.4 x 22.2cm) sheet: 16 1/2 x 11 1/2in. (41.9 x 29.2cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1921
Accession Number
21.76.6
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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...