Ewer and Basin
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
Sheet: 12 7/8 × 9 7/16 in. (32.8 × 24 cm) Plate: 9 1/16 × 6 in. (23 × 15.3 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Theodore De Witt, 1923
Accession Number
23.65.4
Art Historical Context
Step into the refined world of 19th French printmaking with *Ewer and Basin*, masterful etching by Jules-Finand Jacquemart from1862. Jacquemart, a leading etcher of his time, specialized in exquisitely detailed reproductions of arts, capturing the intricate beauty of historical objects like this elegant ewer—a tall, ornate pitcher—and its matching basin. Created during the Second Empire era, when France celebrated its opulent artistic heritage, this print exemplifies the revival of etching as a medium for precise documentation and aesthetic appreciation. Etching's aquatint-like technique allo...
About the Artist
Jules-Ferdinand Jacquemart · 1837–1880
**Jules-Ferdinand Jacquemart: Master Etcher and Watercolorist** Jules-Ferdinand Jacquemart was born on September 7, 1837, in Paris to Albert Jacquemart, a prominent art collector, ceramics historian, and amateur artist, and Louise Émilie Labbé. The third of four children, he received his initial training in etching from his father, who had no formal master himself and emphasized self-taught preci...