Mermaid
ca. 1876–1909
Medium
Repoussé without ink
Dimensions
Sheet: 11 9/16 × 8 1/4 in. (29.3 × 20.9 cm) Image: 5 1/8 × 3 3/8 in. (13 × 8.6 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Harry G. Friedman, 1960
Accession Number
60.708.29
Rights
Public Domain
About the Artist
Alexandre-Louis-Marie Charpentier · 1856–1909
Alexandre-Louis-Marie Charpentier (1856–1909) was a French sculptor, medallist, and decorative artist who became an important figure in the Art Nouveau movement. Born in Paris, he trained at the École des Beaux-Arts and early in his career established a reputation as a skilled sculptor and medallist, winning the Prix de Rome in engraving in 1881. Charpentier became a leading practitioner of the a...