13 mounted prints depicting a carriage scene at center surrounded by various men
mid–19th century
Medium
Lithograph
Dimensions
Mount: 12 5/16 x 18 1/16 in. (31.3 x 45.9 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Dr. Stephen K. and Janie Woo Scher, 2012
Accession Number
2012.401.4a–m
Tags
Art Historical Context
In the mid-19th century, French artist Victor Adam captured the bustling energy of urban life through his masterful lithographs, and this set of 13 mounted prints exemplifies his specialty in equestrian and carriage scenes. Titled *13 mounted prints depicting a scene at center surrounded by men*, the work centers on a dynamic carriage amid a lively crowd of figures, likely evoking the vibrant streets of Paris during the July Monarchy era. Adam, known for his Romantic flair and keen observation of everyday spectacle, rendered these vignettes with fluid lines and dramatic contrasts, highlighting...
About the Artist
Victor Adam · 1801–1866
Victor Adam was born in Paris in 1801 and built a prolific and commercially successful career as one of the leading lithographers and illustrators of nineteenth-century France. He received a conventional academic training in painting, but it was the new medium of lithography — still in its first decades of widespread use when Adam came of age — that provided the ideal vehicle for his gifts: a faci...