Altar Flanked by St. Louis and St. Theresa
Emile-Charles Wattier
mid-19th century
Medium
Watercolor
Classification
Drawings|Ornament & Architecture
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1953
Accession Number
53.532.2
Rights
Public Domain
Tags
AltarsCrossSaintsCoat of ArmsAngels
About the Artist
Emile-Charles Wattier · 1800–1868
Émile-Charles Wattier (also known as Charles-Émile Wattier) was a French painter, etcher, and lithographer born in Paris on November 17, 1800, and who died there on November 22, 1868. His career spanned the first half of the nineteenth century, during which he produced works in multiple media, contributing to the vibrant artistic scene of his native city. Early biographical details about Wattier ...