Frontispiece for an edition of "Les Ballades" by Théodore de Banville
Medium
Etching and aquatint on blue laid paper
Dimensions
plate: 9 3/8 x 6 1/4in. (23.8 x 15.9cm) sheet: 14 5/8 x 9 1/2in. (37.1 x 24.1cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1921
Accession Number
21.76.25
Tags
About the Artist
Edouard Manet|Berthe Morisot|Stéphane Mallarmé · 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...