Portfolio cover and text for The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe
Medium
letterpress in black and red ink on laid (Hollande) paper
Dimensions
each of three folded sheets: 21 1/4 x 27 9/16 in. (54 x 70 cm)
Classification
Books
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1924
Accession Number
24.30.27(a-c)
About the Artist
Edouard Manet|Richard Lesclide|Edgar Allan Poe|Stéphane Mallarmé · 1832–1883
Édouard Manet (1832-1883) was a French painter who played a pivotal role in the transition from Realism to Impressionism, often called the 'Father of Modern Art.' Born into a wealthy Parisian family, Manet defied his father's wishes for a legal career to pursue painting, studying under academic artist Thomas Couture. His revolutionary works 'Le Déjeuner sur l'herbe' and 'Olympia' (both 1863) scand...