Medium
Engraving with etching
Dimensions
Plate: 21 3/4 x 15 7/8 in. (55.2 x 40.4 cm) Sheet: 23 5/16 x 17 5/16 in. (59.2 x 43.9 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Paul Spiegel on behalf of Mel D. Spiegel, 1973
Accession Number
1973.662
Tags
Art Historical Context
"Belisarius" (1806) is a engraving with etching by Auguste Gaspard Louis Bouchernoyers, reproducing a composition by the esteemed Neoclassical painter Baron François Gérard. Housed in the Metropolitan Museum Art's Drawings and Prints, this print measures an impressive plate size of 21 3/4 x 15 7/8 inches (55.2 x 40.4 cm). Generously gifted in 1973 by Paul Spiegel on behalf of Mel D. Spiegel, exemplifies the era's reproductive printmaking, blending engraving's fine lines with etching's tonal depth to capture dramatic narratives for a wide audience. The subject draws from the life of Flavius Be...