Who created "An old man in a fur coat sitting on a chair"?

An old man in a fur coat sitting on a chair was created by Pieter Christoffel Wonder in 1814.

What medium is "An old man in a fur coat sitting on a chair"?

An old man in a fur coat sitting on a chair is Etching on wove paper.

Is "An old man in a fur coat sitting on a chair" in the public domain?

Yes, An old man in a fur coat sitting on a chair is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

An old man in a fur coat sitting on a chair

Pieter Christoffel Wonder

1814

Medium

Etching on wove paper

Dimensions

Sheet: 7 13/16 × 5 5/8 in. (19.9 × 14.3 cm) Plate: 4 7/16 × 3 1/4 in. (11.3 × 8.3 cm)

Classification

Prints

Department

Drawings and Prints

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Purchase, PECO Foundation Gift, 2023

Accession Number

2023.82

Tags

MenPortraits

Art Historical Context

In the Prints collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art,An Old Man in a Fur Coat Sitting on Chair* (1814) is a etching by Dutch artist Pieter Christoffel. Created on wove paper—a smooth, fine sheet popular in the early 19th century for its clarity—this intimate portrait measures just 4 7/16 × 3 1/4 inches on the, inviting close viewing. Wonder captures the subject in a moment of quiet repose, his fur-trimmed coat suggesting warmth and perhaps modest status amid the era's post-Napoleonic shifts in Europe. Etching, Wonder's chosen technique, involves incising lines into a metal plate with ac...

An old man in a fur coat sitting on a chair

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