Cover for Eaux Fortes Nouvelles
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
Sheet: 17 5/16 × 11 13/16 in. (44 × 30 cm) Plate: 12 5/8 × 9 3/8 in. (32 × 23.8 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Bella C. Landauer, 1926
Accession Number
26.28.69
Art Historical Context
Welcome to the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Drawings and Prints collection, where you'll find the striking *Cover for Eaux Fort Nouvelles*, an etching by François-Nicol Chifflart, published by V. Cadart. Created around the mid-19th centurydate not specified), this print measures 17 5/16 × 11 13/16 inches on the sheet, serving as the elegant frontispiece for *Eaux-Fortes Nouvelles*—a groundbreaking series of original etchings launched by Cadart in 1862. Chifflart, a skilled French illustrator and etcher active in the 1860s–1880s, captures the spirit of this innovative publication, which champi...
About the Artist
François-Nicolas Chifflart|V. Cadart · 1825–1901
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...