Campagne de Rome

Campagne de Rome by François-Nicolas Chifflart

Medium

Etching

Dimensions

Sheet: 12 5/8 × 18 1/4 in. (32 × 46.4 cm) Plate: 7 7/8 × 11 in. (20 × 28 cm)

Classification

Prints

Department

Drawings and Prints

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1968

Accession Number

68.673.13

About the Artist

François-Nicolas Chifflart · 18251901

François-Nicolas Chifflart was born on March 21, 1825, in Saint-Omer, France, to Antoine-Omer Chifflart, a skilled locksmith, carver, and engraver who introduced his son to metal engraving while working for tobacco pipe manufacturer Louis Fiolet. From an early age, Chifflart studied at the local municipal school of design before moving to Paris in 1844, where he entered the École des Beaux-Arts an...

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