Jade Bezel
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
Sheet: 19 13/16 × 14 3/16 in. (50.3 × 36 cm) Plate: 16 9/16 × 11 11/16 in. (42 × 29.8 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Howard Mansfield, 1917
Accession Number
17.6.16
Art Historical Context
Welcome to the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Drawings and Prints collection, where Jules-Ferdinand Jacquem's *Jade Bezel* (1868) captivates with its exquisite detail. This etching, generously gifted by Howard Mansfield in 1917 measures a generous sheet of 19 13/16 × 14 3/16 inches, showcasing the French artist's mastery in reproducing luxurious objects. Jacquemart, a leading 19th-century etcher, specialized in meticulous renderings of decorative arts, often drawing from museum treasures to celebrate global craftsmanship. Created during France's Second Empire era—a time of fascination with Orie...
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...