Jacob Meyer-Heine
Medium
etching on laid paper
Dimensions
sheet: 29.6 × 41.5 cm (11 5/8 × 16 5/16 in.) plate: 21.9 × 24.5 cm (8 5/8 × 9 5/8 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
The Helena E. M. Gunnarsson Fund
Accession Number
2023.64.1
Art Historical Context
Félix Bracquemond's *Jacob Meyer-Heine* (1872) is a striking etching on laid paper, capturing the essence of its sitter with masterful precision. Measuring 29.6 × 41.5 cm overall, with a plate size of 21.9 × 24.5 cm, this print exemplifies the intimate scale typical of 19th-century etchings, allowing for intricate detail and tonal subtlety. Housed in the National Gallery of Art Prints department, acquired through the Helena E. M. Gunnarsson Fund, it invites visitors to appreciate the tactile quality of laid paper, whose visible chain lines echo traditional papermaking techniques favored by fin...
About the Artist
Félix Bracquemond · 1833–1914
French, Paris 1833–1914 Sèvres