Child Holding a Tray (L'Enfant Portant un Plateau)
Edouard Manet
1862
Medium
etching in black on laid paper
Dimensions
plate: 24.2 x 16 cm (9 1/2 x 6 5/16 in.) sheet: 36.2 x 28.4 cm (14 1/4 x 11 3/16 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon
Accession Number
1995.47.79
About the Artist
Edouard Manet · 1832–1883
Édouard Manet (1832-1883) was a French painter who played a pivotal role in the transition from Realism to Impressionism, often called the 'Father of Modern Art.' Born into a wealthy Parisian family, Manet defied his father's wishes for a legal career to pursue painting, studying under academic artist Thomas Couture. His revolutionary works 'Le Déjeuner sur l'herbe' and 'Olympia' (both 1863) scand...