Male Academy
Medium
etching
Dimensions
plate: 31.8 x 23.8 cm (12 1/2 x 9 3/8 in.) sheet: 48.7 x 33.8 cm (19 3/16 x 13 5/16 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Frank Anderson Trapp
Accession Number
2003.118.12
About the Artist
François-Nicolas Chifflart · 1825–1901
François-Nicolas Chifflart was born on March 21, 1825, in Saint-Omer, France, to Antoine-Omer Chifflart, a skilled locksmith, carver, and engraver who introduced his son to metal engraving while working for tobacco pipe manufacturer Louis Fiolet. From an early age, Chifflart studied at the local municipal school of design before moving to Paris in 1844, where he entered the École des Beaux-Arts an...