Chap. IX: Jasmin!...elle avait l'air si ingénu!! (Jasmine gave the impression of being an ingenue!)
Medium
Lithograph
Dimensions
14 1/4 × 10 1/16 in. (36.2 × 25.5 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1962
Accession Number
62.570.3(9)
Tags
Art Historical Context
In the lively world of early 19th-century French printmaking, *Chap. IX: Jasmin!...elle avait l'air ingénu!!* (Jasmine gave the impression of being anue!) captures a theatrical moment from 1824. Created as a collaborative lithograph by Langlumé, Sazerac and, and Victor Adam—artists known for their illustrative prowess—this intimate 14¼ × 10¹/₁₆-inch sheet belongs to a narrative series, likely drawn from popular literature or theater. The evocative title hints at a dramatic scene featuring Jasmine, a character embodying the "ingénue" archetype: the innocent, wide-eyed young woman central to Rom...