Poetry by Arsène Houssaye
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
Sheet: 12 5/8 × 9 5/8 in. (32 × 24.5 cm) Plate: 10 × 7 3/4 in. (25.4 × 19.7 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Miss Frederick S. Hoppin, 1963
Accession Number
63.527.63
Tags
Art Historical Context
Discover the enchanting etching *Poetry by Arsèneoussaye*, a collaborative masterpiece by French artists Faustin Besson and-Jacques Veyrassat created between 1847 and 1848. Housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art Drawings and Prints department, intimate print measures 12⅝ × 9⅝ inches (sheet) and captures the poetic essence of Arsène Houssaye, celebrated 19th-century French poet and novelist known for his romantic verses. Gifted to the Met in 1963 by Miss Frederick S.pin, it exemplifies the era's fascination with blending literature and visual art. Etching, an intaglio technique involving aci...
About the Artist
Faustin Besson|Jules-Jacques Veyrassat (French|French) · 1821 |1828 –1882 |1893
French, Dôle 1821–1882 Dôle|French, Paris 1828–1893 Paris