Le Songe d'un habitant du Mogol
Medium
Etching; first state of seven
Dimensions
Sheet: 15 3/8 × 11 1/4 in. (39.1 × 28.6 cm) Plate: 14 1/16 × 10 7/8 in. (35.7 × 27.7 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1963
Accession Number
63.625.16(2)
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Art Historical Context
**Le Songe d'un habitant du Mogol (The Dream of a Mughal Inhabitant), 1886** This captivating etching, the first state of seven, showcases a collaboration between master printmaker Félix Bracquemond and Symbolist painter Gustave Moreau, published by the luxury firm Boussod, Valadon & Co. Likely inspired by Jean de La Fontaine's fanciful tales, the title evokes an exotic dreamscape from Mughal India, blending French 19th-century artistry with Orientalist imagination. Measuring about 15 by 11 inches, its intricate plate captures architecture and male figures in a visionary haze, characteristic ...
About the Artist
Félix Bracquemond|Gustave Moreau|Jean de La Fontaine|Boussod, Valadon and Co. · 1833–1914
French, Paris 1833–1914 Sèvres